Athenas Fall To Knights In NCAA Sectional

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps lost to Carleton College 1-0 on Friday in an NCAA Tournament Sectional Semifinal at Wheaton, IL.  It was the first appearance in a sectional for both teams.  Carleton improved to 18-5 while the Athenas season ended at 12-9-2.  The Knights advanced to the Sectional Final on Saturday to take on the host Wheaton College Thunder.

The Athenas dominated play for the majority of the game, but were unable to capitalize with a goal.  Carleton’s Lily VanderStaay broke a scoreless tie when she scored 37:36 into the match to give the Knights a 1-0 lead. It would be enough to lead Carleton to Saturday night’s meeting with Wheaton.

Carleton held a 12-11 edge in shots with five of their shots on goal as opposed to six for CMS.  Carleton goalkeeper Kate Trenerry made six saves in recording the shutout. CMS goalkeeper Camila Friedman-Gerlicz (JR, Santa Fe, NM) made four saves for the Athenas.