CANTON, Ohio - The Malone University women's soccer team lost in a tough match against the Lake Erie College Storm, 1-0. Malone falls to 2-3-1 on the season and 1-2-0 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), while the Storm are 5-1-1 on the year and 2-0-1 in the G-MAC.
 
In the first half, the Pioneers had an opportunity to score in the 6th minute of the game with a shot by Raegan Radel, but were unable to capitalize on it. Lake Erie was able to score a goal during the 23rd minute of the first half to earn the lead. Malone had one last chance to tie the game before half with a shot by Gracie Ashton in the 34th minute, but they were unsuccessful. The Storm ended the period with five shots and kept Malone to only two going into halftime.
 
During the second half, the Storm were too much for the Pioneers as they were able to take nine more shots. Malone was looking for an opportunity to come when Brynn Mowrer took a shot in the 77th minute, but it ricocheted off the woodwork. The Pioneers were only able to finish the second period with three shots.
 
Abby Blaz, Aubree Mellana, and Amelia Henderhan stayed on the field for the whole 90 minutes and Maya Najjar played the entire second half on defense in a key role. The goalkeeper Henderhan (2-3-1) finished the game strong with six saves on the night.
 
The Malone University women's soccer team looks to put the game in the past quickly as they continue their home stretch on Saturday, September 27th against the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets in another Great Midwest Athletic Conference match-up (GMAC). Kick-off is at 1:00 P.M. and the senior class will be honored beginning at 12:45 P.M.