St. Charles, Mo. – The Maryville women's soccer team scored a pair of goals in the first half and added a goal in the second to defeat Lindenwood University 3-1 Monday night at Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo.
 
What Happened – Mariah Loya opened the scoring for the Saints in the 17th minute as she took a centering pass from Stacie Muehling and tallied from 12-yards out to give Maryville an early 1-0 lead. Caite Huesgen extended the Saints lead in the 40th minute to 2-0 as she stole the ball from the Lions keeper and buried a shot from 7-yards out. Lindenwood cut the Maryville lead to 2-1 in the 57th minute with a shot from 5-yards out. The Saints added an insurance goal in the 65th minute as Kaley Ruff took a corner kick from Allison Verville and placed a header into the upper left corner of the net to push the advantage to 3-1. 
 
Inside the Numbers – Elyse Waterhouse earned her first career win and was credited with four saves in the match. Alex Johnson paced Maryville with three shots on the night. 
 
Records – Maryville – 1-0-1
                  Lindenwood– 0-1-1
 
Up Next – The Saints return to the pitch Sunday, September 9, at 11 a.m. as Maryville plays host to Saginaw Valley State at Maryville Field.