DE PERE, Wis. – Marian University women’s soccer (3-2-2, 2-1-0 NACC) scored four goals in the first half to defeat St. Norbert 4-1.
- All of the scoring came in the first 32:59 as Marian handed St. Norbert its first conference loss.
- Senior Lillian Giron opened the scoring just 5:04 into the match off of an assist from junior Jacqueline Campos.
- Giron wasn’t finished netting another goal, this time assisted by freshman Emily Gordillo, at the 21:34 mark.
- Junior Abby Larson forced a turnover and scored on the breakaway just 4:24 later to put Marian up 3-0. The goal was her second of the season.
- Giron capped off her first hat trick at the 31:26 mark as Marian took a 4-0 advantage.
- The Green Knights answered just 1:33 later to put the halftime tally at 4-1.
- Both offenses slowed down considerably in the second half and the final would settle at 4-1.
- Marian was outshot 21-10 for the game but just 12-8 in shots on goal. The second half saw Marian outshot just 7-2 compared to 14-8 in the first 45 minutes.
- The Green Knights had 12 corner-kick opportunities, while Marian did not create a chance.
- Just 10 fouls were called in the game, seven on Marian.
- The victory snaps a four-match losing streak to SNC and is the first victory over the Green Knights since 2014.
