SAINT PETER, Minn. - Sophomore
Katie Thomas scored the first goal of her career to give Gustavus a win over Hamline in MIAC competition. The Gusties have now won three in a row against Hamline and have 29 wins against the Saint Paul school all time.
Just four minutes into the game, the Gusties got on the board against Hamline, courtesy of a corner kick. Junior
Kate Hamski (Blaine, Minn.) played a ball to the back post and found sophomore
Katie Thomas (Mounds View, Minn.). In Thomas' nine games of experience for Gustavus, this was her first goal and her first points in Black and Gold. The Gusties were the team that held more offensive pressure in the first stanza, garnering three shots on goal compared to the Pipers' one. Senior goalkeeper
Katelyn Olson (Cloquet, Minn.) made one save in the first 45 minutes.
The second half brought more time in the defensive half for Gustavus, who weathered the storm completely from the Pipers. Hamline had five shots on goal in the half including an opportunity that was cleared off the line by Olson and a flurry of other Gusties with only a few minutes left in the game. Five different Gustavus players took shots in the second half but the only one that reached the goal was first-year
Luci Chastey (Duluth, Minn.) in the 65th minute. Hamline had the only two corners of the half and led the Gusties in shots, 8-5.
Gustavus women's soccer hosts UW-Stout at 3 p.m. on Wednesday for their final non-conference game of the season.
