YANKTON, S.D. — The Mount Marty University women's soccer team closed out its regular season on Wednesday evening, falling 4–0 to Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) power Hastings College in front of 389 fans at Crane Youngworth Stadium.
Despite the setback against the Broncos (14–2–2, 9–1–1 GPAC), the Lancers (9–3–4, 7–3–1 GPAC) wrap up the most successful regular-season campaign in program history, securing a top-four seed in the conference standings to earn home-field advantage for the postseason.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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39' (HAS 1, MMU 0) — Hastings broke through late in the opening half when Madie Miles finished off a setup from Madison Rhodes in the 39th minute to send the Broncos into halftime with a 1–0 advantage.
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70' (HAS 2, MMU 0) — The Broncos doubled their lead midway through the second period as Rhodes recorded her first goal of the night off an assist from Payton Tanner in the 70th minute.
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81' (HAS 3, MMU 0) — Rhodes struck again 11 minutes later, converting a feed from Avery Higgins to extend the Hastings lead to 3–0.
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84' (HAS 4, MMU 0) — Rhodes capped off a second-half hat trick in the 84th minute, putting home a pass from Lois Taylor to seal the 4–0 result for the visitors.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE Hastings held an 18–15 advantage in overall shots and a 12–8 edge in shots on frame. Mount Marty generated consistent set-piece pressure throughout the night, holding a 7–3 advantage in corner kick opportunities.
In net, Kendall Ellis logged four saves against 12 shots on target over 90 minutes for the Lancers. Hastings netminder Autumn Button turned away all eight shots she faced on frame to earn the complete-game clean sheet.
LANCER LEADERS
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Rhyli Grim: Led the attack with four total shots, placing three on frame.
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Angelina Hopwood & Alyssa Rios: Spearheaded defensive efforts along the backline while pushing forward to record two shot attempts apiece.
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Kiersten Ostnes: Provided energetic play from midfield, putting both of her shot attempts on target.
UP NEXT Mount Marty turns its focus to history on Tuesday, November 3, when the No. 4-seeded Lancers host No. 5 seed Briar Cliff University at 5:00 PM at Crane Youngworth Stadium in the quarterfinal round of the GPAC Postseason Tournament—marking the first-ever GPAC tournament home game in program history.
