#7 Tartans Advance in NCAA Tournament, Top #10 Calvin, 2-0

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The seventh-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's soccer team advanced to the sectional semifinal round of the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship with a 2-0 victory at home against 10th-ranked Calvin University. The Tartans are now 14-2-2 for the season while Calvin closes its year at 18-1-1.

Inside The Box Score

• Junior Cecelia Dieterich opened the scoring with a header in the 13th minute following the Tartans second corner kick of the half.
• Freshman Helena Locatelli served the corner kick to the six-yard box where Calvin's freshman keeper Kalex Dodge punched it in the air but Dieterich was there to head the ball over Dodge and the defense for the score.
• Two minutes later Dieterich had a shot saved by Dodge and the Tartans carried a 6-0 edge in corner kicks for the half.
• Eight minutes into the second half, seniors Helena Spencer and Alex Adams connected for a goal by Adams at the near post.
• The Knights made the home crowd nervous in the 57th minute when the ball was headed around the box after a corner kick but the Tartans were able to momentarily clear it before Rory Pruis fired a shot from straight on outside the 18-yard box just over the bar.
• Senior Olivia Brand made her only save of the game in the 68th minute when Emma Thompson put a shot on frame through traffic but was easily stopped by Brand who earned her fourth shutout of the season and team's 11th.

Notes

• The Tartans have hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament six times and have a home record of 13-1-2.
• The Tartans are now 1-1 against Calvin, after falling to the Knights in 2015 in the sectional semifinal by a 1-0 score.
• The Tartans advance to the sectional semifinal for the seventh time in nine appearances in the NCAA tournament.

Up Next

The Tartans move on to the sectional semifinal to be played next weekend on a date to be determined.