MENOMONIE, WIS. –  The third all-time meeting between the two teams ends in scoreless 0-0 draw.  
 
IT'S A DRAW
 
The Blue Devils jumped right out of the gate firing the first three shots of the game but from there the half was dominated by Luther. For the next fifteen minutes the Norse fired off shots from Sammie Sabin (Mendota Heights, Minn./Visitation), Maggie Haller (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle) and Emma Lin (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt). The Blue Devils were quick on the counter in the 22^nd minute but Irelyn Baumberger (Evansville, Wis./Evansville) was there to make the stop. Luther had control of the possession for most of the half but at half time no goals were scored.
 
In the second half things didn't change with the Norse having a total of eleven shots in the half but none finding the back of the net. And Irelyn Baumberger (Evansville, Wis./Evansville) came up with three big saves elevating the Norse defense.  The best chance for Luther to score came with in the final seconds a corner kick was given. Emma Lin (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt) took the shot but, in the end, it was saved by Lily Shield of UW-Stout.
 
TOP NORSE

• Senior Irelyn Baumberger (Evansville, Wis./Evansville) protected the net with five save on the night.
• Junior Maggie Haller (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle) had eight shots in her 90 minutes of play.
• Junior Kaitlyn Bebensee (West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley) although there is no stat for defense, she also assisted on shutting down the Blue Devils offense on the back line.

 
UP NEXT
Luther plays their second game of the conference season vs Buena Vista at home at 1:00 p.m. CT on Saturday October 1^st.
 
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