The Concordia University women's soccer team had a rough end to its week with a 6-0 defeat at the hands of the Benedictine College Ravens, Saturday at Bulldog Stadium in Seward, Neb. The game was even through the first 28 minutes before Benedictine was able to push across a goal by Alyssa Cirian. "I actually thought we played very well in the early stages. We had a good amount of possession and territorially we doing very well," said head coach Rob Giesbrecht. Cirian was able to score again in the 39th and 59th minutes of the contest.
Concordia goal keeper, freshman Ariel Harris, faced the most aggressive offense she has seen in her short career. "They are a quality side and we paid the price for not committing to tackle hard or to defend tighter," continued Giesbrecht. "Ariel made a few great saves to keep us in it. We need to protect her more and not rely so much on her to keep us in games."
Benedictine extended its lead with goals in the 63rd, 80th and 84th minutes to take the advantage to 6-0. The Bulldogs were unable to answer with an offensive assault of their own.
Concordia begins Great Plains Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, Sept. 17, against Dana at 5 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium.
"Dana will be a tough test," said Giesbrecht. "They are a quality program and will present us with a difficult challenge. I hope we have learned from our games so far - our main objective is to put 90 minutes together."
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