Minutewomen Open A-10 Play With 3-1 Victory Over Saint Louis

AMHERST, Mass. -- Massachusetts (5-2, 1-0) found their offensive rhythm against Saint Louis (1-5, 0-1) earning a 3-1 win on Friday afternoon in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The UMass A-10 opener was full of offense, as three different Minutewomen found the net to help UMass earn their fifth victory of the season.

Massachusetts put the offensive pressure on early, recording 4 shots in the first quarter. Sophomore Mali Herberhold punctuated the first period of play, scoring her second goal in two games to give the Minutewomen the early lead.

The Minutewomen would continue to pepper the Billiken goal in the second period, drawing three penalty corners and recording three shots. Despite the offensive opportunities, the Saint Louis defense kept the deficit at one goal heading into the halftime break.

The third quarter was all Minutewomen as Junior Dempsey Campbell and Graduate Student Steph Gottwals each found the back of the net. Campbell led all players with 5 shots in the game.

The Billikens managed to get on the board early in the fourth quarter after an Emilie Keij green card gave Saint Louis the numbers advantage. Defensively the Minutewomen held strong mainting the two-goal lead and allowing just three shots on goal over 60 minutes of action.

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"With the long travel the most important thing is the win," said assistant coach Holly Turbill. "Not our finest performance but the pitch was tricky and the girls adapted well, we'll head home happy with our first conference win."

Breaking Down The Action

Mali Herberhold opened the scoring, finding net on her second shot of the day to give the Minutewomen a 1-0 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
The Minutewomen continued to put pressure on the Saint Louis defense, drawing 3 corners in the second quarter alone.
Dempsey Campbell broke through on her fourth shot of the day, giving UMass a 2-0 lead with 11 minutes remaining in the third quarter
Steph Gottwals followed five minutes later, converting a penalty corner goal to give the Minutewomen a 3-0 advantage heading into the final quarter of play.
Saint Louis Junior Josefina Perez put the Billikens on the board early in the fourth quarter, making it 3-1 with 14 minutes remaining.

Notable Numbers

1: The Minutewomen are now 1-0 in conference play.
2: Dempsey Campbell netted her second goal of the year, moving her into a tie for second on the team.
3: Mali Herberhold recorded her team-high third goal of the season, having now scored in back-to-back games.
8: The Minutewomen drew 8 penalty corners on the day, their second-highest mark of the season.
16: UMass matched a season-high 16 shots on the day, they also recorded 16 against Quinnipiac on Aug. 27.

Series History

The Minutewomen are now 20-0-0 all-time against Saint Louis, as they continue their unbeaten series record.

Up Next

UMass finishes its four-game road swing as it travels to face UMass Lowell for the Kennedy Cup on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed live on America East TV and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.

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