EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — Mari Williams struck from 45 yards, Maya Maldonado added two goals, and the Indiana University Northwest women's soccer team blanked Holy Cross 3-0 on Saturday on senior day for its eighth consecutive victory.
The seniors set the tone early. Gonzalez sent in two corner kicks in the first nine minutes, and IUN broke through in the 11th minute. Guiden threw the ball in, and Williams unleashed a long shot from 45 yards that found the net for a 1-0 lead. It was her 19th goal of the season.
Holy Cross pushed back midway through the half, but Kaleigh Blatti stayed sharp. She turned away Alejandra Tavarez in the 24th and 31st minutes to keep the lead intact. The RedHawks added to it in the 38th minute, when Ava Haluska set up Maldonado for her 12th goal of the season and a 2-0 halftime advantage.
IUN controlled the second half. Blatti denied Miriam Iturriaga-Sanchez in the 49th minute, and the RedHawks put the match away in the 67th minute when Williams found Maldonado for her second goal of the day and 13th of the season. Blatti closed out the shutout with a save on Tavarez in the 73rd minute.
IUN outshot Holy Cross 13-5, put six shots on goal to the Saints' four, and held a 4-0 edge in corner kicks. Maldonado put all three of her shots on target. Blatti made four saves to earn the shutout, while Holy Cross goalkeeper Janiah Juarez made two.
With the win, Indiana Northwest improves to 8-1-0 in conference play. The RedHawks return home Tuesday, Oct. 27, to host St. Francis (Ill.) in East Chicago, Ind., to close out conference play. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. CDT.
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