DONNELLY'S TWO-GOAL NIGHT KEEPS UNBEATEN LANCERS PERFECT IN GPAC WITH 4–1 WIN AT DORDT
SIOUX CENTER, IOWA — The Mount Marty University women's soccer team answered an early deficit with four unanswered goals on Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 4–1 victory over Dordt University in Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) play.
Julianne Donnelly scored twice and added an assist to power the Lancers (7–0–3, 5–0–0 GPAC), who remained perfect in conference play and extended their unbeaten start to 10 matches.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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3' (DOR 1, MMU 0) — Dordt caught the Lancers sleeping early, striking in the third minute when Jenna Roberts converted a feed from Joslyn Vander Molen to put the Defenders up 1–0.
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19' (MMU 1, DOR 1) — Mount Marty responded in the 19th minute as Julianne Donnelly struck unassisted to pull the Lancers level.
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28' (MMU 2, DOR 1) — Donnelly struck again nine minutes later, completing her first-half brace with another unassisted finish in the 28th minute to give Mount Marty a 2–1 lead going into halftime.
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52' (MMU 3, DOR 1) — The Lancers padded their lead early in the second half. Donnelly turned playmaker, setting up Luz Rojas-Martinez for a strike in the 52nd minute.
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56' (MMU 4, DOR 1) — Four minutes later, Angelina Hopwood buried an unassisted goal—her fourth tally in her last three matches—to put the game out of reach at 4–1.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE Mount Marty put on a clinic in efficiency, placing 12 of their 13 total shots on target. Dordt managed nine shots overall, putting four on frame. Both sides earned three corner kicks apiece.
Goalkeeper McKenzie Terp earned the win in net for Mount Marty, turning aside one shot in 90 minutes while the defensive backline added two team saves. Dordt netminder Abi Green Martinez took the loss, making six saves on 10 shots on goal.
LANCER LEADERS
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Julianne Donnelly: Factored into three of Mount Marty's four goals, finishing with five points on two goals and one assist.
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Angelina Hopwood: Continued her blistering form from the midfield, putting both of her shot attempts on frame and scoring her fourth goal in three GPAC matches.
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Rhyli Grim: Generated steady pressure in the attacking third, putting all five of her shot attempts on target.
