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Gaby and Maggie Goal Celebration
Delaney Martinez-Wilson
Gaby Caballero and Maggie Haller celebrate a goal
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Central (IA) CEN (6-3-4, 1-2-1)
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Winner Luther LUTHER (5-5-4, 2-2-1)
Central (IA) CEN
(6-3-4, 1-2-1)
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Final
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Luther LUTHER
(5-5-4, 2-2-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central (IA) CEN 1 0 1
Luther LUTHER 1 3 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Second Half Goals Propel Norse to Victory over Dutch

DECORAH, IOWA – The Luther women's soccer team defeated Central 4-1. Four different players scored for the Norse in the win including Maggie Haller, Sharla Hanson, Gaby Caballero and Sofia Biedermann. Luther is 5-5-4 overall and 2-2-1 in the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C). 
 
Central stuck first scoring in the 12th minute. Luther set up the play from the midfield with Sammie Sabin sending a cross towards goal. The Dutch goalie misjudged how the ball was going to bounce and Maggie Haller was there to score the equalizer. That would be the halftime score with the two teams even up at 1-1.
 
The second half is where the Norse found their spark. Then in the 72nd minute Kaitlyn Bebensee crossed it in on the corner kick. The ball bounced off Haller towards Sharla Hanson who scored her first career goal. It gave the Norse their first lead of the game.
 
Luther continued to press on Central. Gaby Caballero missed a shot earlier but she'd finally burry one less than a minute later. Haller weaved through the box working towards the end line before she passed it to Caballero. And unlike the first time she didn't miss putting the Norse up 3-1 in the 76th minute.
 
Later in the 81st minute the Norse were called for a foul in the box leading to a Dutch penalty kick. The Central player stepped to the spot but Ken Vavrichek stood strong making the save. The ball was still loose and the Dutch player took a second shot but Vavrichek saved it again.
 
The final goal came in the 83rd minute with Caballero passing it off to Sofia Biedermann. For Biedermann it is her first collegiate goal. The Norse defeated the Dutch 4-1.
 
It was a victory Luther needed heading into the final games of the regular season. With the win the Norse are 5-5-4 overall and 2-2-1 in A-R-C with 7 points.
 
 TOP NORSE
  • Gaby Caballero had one goal and one assist tallying three points.
  • Ken Vavrichek had two big saves that helped keep the Dutch to just one goal. 
  • Sofia Biederman and Sharla Hanson both scored their first collegiate goals in a Norse uniform.
 
UP NEXT
The Norse head to Coe College for an A-R-C game on Saturday, October 14th. Kickoff is at 5 p.m. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
 
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