St. Louis – The Maryville women's soccer team battled back from a one goal deficit at halftime with a pair of goals in the second half to defeat Rockhurst 2-1 Friday afternoon at Maryville Field.
 
What Happened – The Hawks opened the scoring in the 20th minute after scoring off a corner kick to take an early 1-0 advantage. The Saints answered in the early part of the second half as Alex Johnson took a shot from the top of the box off a pass from Claudia King that bounced off a defender and into the goal in the 57th minute to even the game at 1-1. Mariah Loya gave the Saints the lead in the 82nd minute as she took a rebound off a shot from Amanda Kaltwasser and found the back of the net to give Maryville a 2-1 lead.
 
Inside the Numbers – The Saints held a 14-10 advantage in shots with King, Johnson, and Allison Verville each have three shots a piece. The goals for Loya and Johnson were their second goals of the season. Alison Riddle collected five saves on the day en route to her second win of the season.
 
Records – Maryville – 3-1-3, 2-1-1 GLVC
                  Rockhurst – 4-4-1, 1-3-0 GLVC
 
Up Next – The Saints hit the road to Kirksville, Mo. to take Truman State Sunday afternoon. The match is slated to begin at noon.