CANTON, Ohio - Senior Amelia Henderhan (4-9-4) finished with a career-high saves in a game with 16 but the Malone University women's soccer team (4-9-4, 3-8-3) fell in a match 2-1 against Walsh University (7-9-1, 6-7-1) in the final regular season contest of the season on a sunny Tuesday afternoon. The Pioneers dropped a match against the Cavaliers in Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) play.
Henderhan led the Pioneer defense with four saves in the first six minutes of action of the first half. Jojo Knight had a shot attempt at 11:27 for the Malone attack. Malone continued the offensive pressure with senior Alyssa Schofield on the attack for the Pioneers. Both squads traded defensive stands, which saw Henderhan add five more saves to end the first half.
The second half began with Henderhan with saves at 45:55 and 46:47 for the Malone defense. Knight found the back of the net in the 49th minute and Malone took a 1-0 lead. Walsh responded with a goal at 60:25 and tied it 1-1. Senior Sydney Farinacci and Henderhan led the Pioneer defense and kept the Cavaliers off of the scoreboard. However, Walsh added another goal with 9:51 left in the match and took a 2-1 lead.
Henderhan concluded her historic career as the program leader in career saves with 336, in goal minutes with 5845, and in goalie games played with 67. Farinacci finished her career with 46 appearances on defense for the Pioneers. She finished with two goals in her career. Schofield concluded her career with 67 appearances with 42 starts. She had four goals and four assists as a Pioneer.
Knight led Malone in goals this season with six and in shots on goal with 16. McKenna Schwartzengraber was second on the team in goals this season with two. Three different Pioneers had a team-high two assists on the season.
The contest wrapped up Malone's season with an overall record of 4-9-4 and a conference record of 3-8-3. The Pioneers were unable to clinch a playoff berth this season in the G-MAC.
