Grand View University

DUBUQUE, IA — Grand View's defense battled for 90 minutes but couldn't hold off a persistent Clarke attack, falling 1-0 to the Pride on Wednesday at Burrows Field. The loss drops Grand View to 2-7-2 overall and 1-5-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play, while Clarke improves to 9-1-1 overall and 6-1-0 in league action.

Clarke came out aggressive, putting a shot over the crossbar in the 4th minute before Maya Fritz went to work. Fritz turned away Clarke attempts in the 9th, 10th and 15th minutes, and added another stop in the 28th as the Pride piled up corner kicks and looks throughout the opening half. Grand View got its first real chance in the 41st minute, when Taylor Pattee forced a save from the Clarke goalkeeper, and Olivia Boyle followed with a corner kick to close out the half. Fritz finished the first half with four saves, and the teams went to the break scoreless.

Janette De la Cruz-Jimenez took over in net to start the second half and picked up where Fritz left off, stopping shots in the 55th, 61st and 65th minutes as Clarke continued to press. Grand View created chances of its own, with a Riley Pryor corner kick in the 56th minute leading to a header from Abigail Davis that sailed wide. De la Cruz-Jimenez made another stop in the 68th minute, but Clarke finally broke through in the 70th minute, scoring the lone goal of the match. Grand View kept fighting from there, with Valeria Gonzalez sending a shot high in the 84th minute and De la Cruz-Jimenez making a late save in the 89th, but the Pride held on for the 1-0 win. Grand View picked up a yellow card in the 77th minute.

GAME NOTES

• Maya Fritz and Janette De la Cruz-Jimenez combined for 9 saves in net for Grand View (4 in the first half, 5 in the second)
• Clarke out-shot Grand View 24-3, with a 10-1 edge in shots on goal
• Grand View held Clarke scoreless for the first 70 minutes of the match
• Clarke improves to 9-1-1 overall and 6-1-0 in conference play