SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Hamline (4-10-2, 0-8-1) lost to St. Catherine (11-3-1, 7-1-1) 1-0 on Tuesday. The Pipers made 12 saves and were outshot 29-5, holding St. Catherine to a single second-half goal.
St. Catherine created the first wave of chances, recording shots at 1:12 and 3:47 and earning a corner at 7:08 while Hamline absorbed the early pressure. From 9:27 through 20:33,
Sharis Garcia made three saves and St. Catherine added four corner kicks and two other shot attempts, but the Pipers kept the score at 0-0 through that stretch. Hamline's clearest chance came at 24:09 when
Ellie Nhean hit the top woodwork, and Garcia added saves at 31:40 and 40:57 before the first half ended scoreless.
After
Sharis Garcia stopped Ceci Emery's 46:30 shot and Nhean put Hamline's first second-half attempt on frame at 48:19, St. Catherine broke through at 50:27 when Bella Meier scored off an assist from Emery for a 1-0 lead.
Danna Garcia forced another save by Brianna Valdez at 53:09, but St. Catherine answered with seven shots and three corner kicks from 57:40 through 68:09, including a team save on Meier and a
Sharis Garcia save on Emily Henaman. The pressure continued from 70:18 to 80:57, when Katie McGrath hit the left woodwork,
Sienna Parsons made three saves, and the Pipers mixed in shots from Nhean and
Alexi Schneider. Parsons added one more save on Elyse Snortum at 89:41, and St. Catherine finished the match with a 1-0 win.
Sharis Garcia recorded eight saves over 67:59 in goal. Parsons added four saves in 22:01 without allowing a goal. Nhean led Hamline with three shots and put one on goal.
Hamline is 4-10-2 overall and 0-8-1 in conference play. St. Catherine is 11-3-1 overall and 7-1-1 in conference play.
Up next, the Pipers travel to St. Peter, Minn., to face Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m.
