DES MOINES, IA - Grand View fell to Central Methodist 3-0 on Saturday evening at the Cownie Soccer Complex. The Vikings drop to 2-5-1 on the year and 1-3-1 in Heart of America play, while CMU improves to 5-2-1 and 3-0-1.
CMU put pressure on early, but Maya Fritz was ready, turning away a shot from Lauren Berger in the 10th minute. The Eagles broke through at 17:16 when Jenna Brouwer converted a penalty kick to make it 1-0. Fritz kept Grand View in it the rest of the half, making three more saves, including back-to-back stops at 42:19 and 44:38 to send the game to halftime with the Vikings down just one.
The second half followed the same pattern. CMU pushed forward with three corners in the opening minutes of the half, but Fritz and the Viking back line held firm, with Fritz making saves at 60:35 and 74:38. Grand View had its best stretch of the match midway through the half, as Riley Pryor earned back-to-back corner kicks at 76:08 and 76:41. CMU finally found a second goal at 80:21 when Beatrice Aime scored off an assist from Brouwer. Irene Ruiz added a third at 86:41 to close out the scoring.
GAME NOTES
- Maya Fritz and Janette De la Cruz-Jimenez made 8 saves in net, each with 4 in each half
- Grand View held CMU to one goal, a penalty kick, through the first 80 minutes of play
- Riley Pryor took both of Grand View's corner kicks
- The Vikings committed 5 fouls to CMU's 3, and each team picked up one yellow card
UP NEXT
Grand View hits the road to face Benedictine on Wednesday, September 30th at 5:00 PM.
