DES MOINES, IA — Grand View's defense stood tall for 90 minutes and the Vikings pressed hard down the stretch, but Mount Mercy's early goal held up for a 1-0 win Tuesday in Des Moines.
Grand View had the first look of the match in the 7th minute, when Dakota Enikova put a shot on goal that was saved, and Olivia Boyle followed with a shot just wide right in the 8th minute. Mount Mercy broke through in the 9th minute for the only goal of the match, but the Vikings answered right away, with Taylor Pattee forcing a save less than 30 seconds later. Maya Fritz went to work in net from there, stopping Mount Mercy attempts in the 13th, 43rd and 45th minutes. Riley Pryor sent in a corner kick in the 15th minute, and Pattee had another look in the 20th minute that sailed just wide right. Fritz finished the first half with three saves, and Grand View went to the break trailing by one.
Janette De la Cruz-Jimenez took over in net to start the second half and kept the Vikings within a goal, stopping shots in the 59th and twice in the 81st minute, with another stop from the Grand View defense in the 71st. Grand View held Mount Mercy scoreless in the second half and created chances of its own, and the Vikings saved their best pressure for the closing minutes. Gracie Sullivan put a shot on goal in the 78th minute, Valeria Gonzalez sent a shot wide right in the 83rd, and Pryor followed with a corner kick in the 85th and a shot on goal in the 86th. Enikova forced another save in the 87th minute, Boyle had a shot just wide left in the 89th, and Pryor sent in a final corner kick in the 89th minute. Neither team was issued a card.
GAME NOTES
- Maya Fritz and Janette De la Cruz-Jimenez combined for 7 saves in net for Grand View (3 in the first half, 4 in the second)
- Grand View put 5 of its 9 shots on goal
- Grand View held Mount Mercy scoreless after the 9th minute
- Grand View had five shots and two corner kicks in the final 12 minutes of the match
- Grand View matched Mount Mercy with 3 corner kicks
- Neither team was issued a card
WHAT'S NEXT?
Grand View travels to Oskaloosa, Iowa to take on William Penn University on Wednesday, October 28th at 5 pm.
