Stephanie Platt of The Current

Lindsay Siemans (9) battles a Kentucky-Weslyan defender in the Riverwomen's 8-0 victory last Saturday.

by Rachael Quigley
special to The Current

The UM-St. Louis women's soccer team continued their up and down season as they beat Kentucky Wesleyan but lost to Bellarmine and Lindenwood.

The Riverwomen started their home stretch with a over Kentucky Wesleyan.

"We played well and finished well," said Head Coach Beth Goetz. "We had a lot of different people score goals for us."

Carrie Marino led UM-St. Louis with three goals coming in the 29th, 43rd and 59th minutes of play.

Lindsay Jones also scored goals in the 51st and 71st minutes.

Dana Thompson, Lindsay Siemens, and Meghan Kenney also added points as St. Louis posted an 8-0 score in the win.

UM-St. Louis could not hold on to their momentum going into their next game against Bellarmine, which the Riverwomen lost 0-1.

Although the Riverwomen had 16 shots compared with Bellarmine's seven, it was not enough for the team to pull out a victory.

UM-St. Louis gave up a goal in the 41st minute of play and could not get the goal back in the second half.

"We just could not put the ball into the net," Goetz said. "It was a very disappointing loss."

UM-St. Louis' problems continued as they lost to Lindenwood, 2-0.

"Our midfield play is very good," said Goetz, "but defensively we're not getting things done, and we can't put the ball into the net."

The Riverwomen gave up two goals in the eighth and 16th minutes.

In the second half, UM-St. Louis came out firing and continued to try and score points, but Lindenwood managed to hold them off, even at the last minute when the Riverwomen had a shot on goal.

"It was a tough game," said Goetz, "but we were actually pretty proud of our effort against the fourth ranked team in the NAIA. It was a good match."

The losses to Bellarmine and Lindenwood have put the Riverwomen in a difficult position. They must win the next two matches in order to qualify for the postseason.

"We've put ourselves in a really bad spot," Goetz said. "We need to get motivated for our games. We are in a must-win situation."

Adding to the pressure of making it to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament is the fact that two key Riverwomen players are injured.

Lindsay Jones is suffering from a concussion and will probably not be available to play in the upcoming matches.

Also injured is the team's starting midfielder, Julie Reiter.

The win and two losses put the UM-St. Louis women's soccer team at 5-8-1 overall for the season, 3-4 in the GLVC.