#11 Tartans Continue Shutout Streak, Top WashU 1-0

(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) – The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's soccer team closed out a two-game weekend road trip with its second 1-0 win, this one coming at Washington University in St. Louis on Sunday, October 16. The victory gives the Tartans a record to 9-1-2 and 3-0-1 in the University Athletic Association (UAA). WashU drops to 6-4-5 and 1-3.

Inside The Box Score

• The Tartans controlled the stats sheet with 16 total shots to just four for the Bears.
• The Tartans put five shots on goal in the first half with back-to-back shots coming in the fourth minute.
• Senior Rachel Legg put a header down to the post that was stopped by a defender with the rebound coming out to freshman Jenna Hallbeck who struck a shot that was kicked saved by the keeper and then cleared out by the defense.
• Junior Breana Valentovish, senior Alex Adams, and sophomore Emma Shirzad each had a shot on goal in the first 45 minutes.
• Junior Cecelia Dieterich blasted a shot in the 50th minute that was stopped by Sidney Conner in goal for the Bears.
• In the 56th minute, Dieterich drove on her defender in the center of the field and slipped a pass to her left to Adams who took a touch or two across the box and put a right-footed shot between the keeper and the post for her seventh goal of the season and third in UAA play.
• With 1:40 to play, senior Olivia Brand punched a shot from 28 yards out over the bar to preserve the shutout.

Thoughts from head coach Yon Struble

"It was a huge weekend for the program. Traveling to Chicago and St. Louis to play two of the top teams in the country in one weekend is an incredible challenge. To win both games is fantastic. I could not be prouder of their performance today and Friday. It was an outstanding team effort this weekend."

Notes

• All three wins for the Tartans in the series dating back to 2005 have come in St. Louis with all by a 1-0 score.
• In 2015, the Tartans started playing Chicago and WashU on the same weekend and this year marks the first time the Tartans have swept the weekend.

Up Next

The Tartans will host a non-conference match against Salisbury University (7-7-1) on Saturday, October 22 at 1:00 p.m. Prior to the game, the Tartans will celebrate the graduating players on this year's team.