GETTING A LEG UP ­— Fairmont Area midfielder Mollie Leiding (4) vegetation earlier than lofting a go downfield earlier than Marshall midfielder Hannah Gordon (14) can attain the soccer ball throughout a Big South Conference match Tuesday evening at Kot Soccer Complex in Fairmont. The Cardinals’ Grace Simpson (10) tracks the play. (Photo by Greg Abel)

FAIRMONT — While a driving first-half rain and wind chased away the no-see-ums at Kot Soccer Complex on Tuesday evening, each Marshall and Fairmont Area nonetheless have been itching for wins throughout their next-to-last regular-season women soccer video games at Kot Soccer Complex.

Rylee Jacobson and Averi Schneider every scored to stake the visiting Tigers to a 2-1 first-half lead earlier than robust second-half efforts by midfielder Anna Kuecker and reserve netkeeper Madelyn Hoefer capped a 3-1 Big South Conference victory over the hometown Cardinals in Fairmont.

“We’re sitting in the fourth spot out of seven teams in our section (2AA), so hopefully we can secure a first-round home game with a win tonight,” stated Marshall head coach Jose Losada-Montero.

Fairmont mentor Matt Nielsen’s lineup held the No. 3 spot within the Section 2A QRF rankings previous to Tuesday evening’s loss, and hope to internet at the very least the No. 4 seed and with it, a gap playoff sport at Kot Soccer Complex subsequent week.

“We’ll have to wait and see how the seeding all shakes out, and go from there,” stated Nielsen.

Ironically, the Cardinals’ solely aim of Tuesday evening’s outing proved the identical as the 2 BSC squads’ first sport of the season — a Tigers’ 4-1 win on Sept. 7 in Marshall.

Trailing 2-0, Abbie Simpson labored the suitable wing close to midfield and noticed Kennedy Becker sprinting down the center of the sphere. Becker lofted a high-bounding shot that caught Hoefer straying too far-off from the web and located the twine in the suitable high shelf to whittle the Cardinals’ deficit in half with 1:08 left earlier than intermission.

“Kennedy made a nice play to place her shot and got a good bounce, but that’s one of the few that went our way tonight,” stated Nielsen.

Jacobson outsprinted Fairmont Area’s backline on the soggy turf, drove instantly at keeper Madi Stromberg and chipped an in depth shot inside the suitable pipe for a 1-0 lead on the 34:41 mark.

Averi Schneider then displayed her monitor velocity by driving by the Cardinal defenders on a right-wing rush off a threaded go from Elsie Deutz.

Schneider lined a riser that Stromberg leaped and bought her finger recommendations on, however the high spin proved too robust and located the twine on the 18:23 juncture for a 2-0 Tigers’ lead.

Fairmont Area freshman midfielder Mollie Leiding made a number of drives towards Marshall all through the sport, however was denied a very good have a look at the web by the Tiger defenders.

Kuecker put the sport away by netting an insurance coverage aim with 10:25 left within the second half for Marshall, whereas Hoefer — a sure-handed seventh-grader — made three saves to internet the win in aid of normal goalie Anna DeGroot, who missed the sport attributable to sickness.

Stromberg recorded a game-best 9 saves between the pipes for the Cardinals.

Fairmont Area (3-11-1) travels to Worthington on Thursday evening for its last sport of the common season at 7 p.m., whereas Marshall (6-4-4) performs host to New Ulm on Thursday evening at Southwest Minnesota State University in one other convention contest.

Marshall     2-1–3

Fairmont    1-0–1

Scoring Plays

1st Half

MAR–Rylee Jacobson (unassisted), 34:41.

MAR–Averi Schneider (Elsie Deutz), 18:23.

FMT–Kennedy Becker (Abbie Simpson), 1:08.

2nd Half

MAR–Anna Kuecker (unassisted), 10:25.

Shots on aim: Marshall 8-4–12; Fairmont Area 2-2–4. Corners: Fairmont Area 4; Marshall 1.

Saves: Madelyn Hoefer (MAR) 3; Madi Stromberg (FMT) 9.

Nola Thedens scored a pair of objectives to energy Fairmont Area to a 2-1 victory over Marshall throughout junior varsity motion Tuesday in Fairmont.

Thedens netted an unassisted aim earlier than changing a go from Grace Kotewa into the Cardinals’ eventual game-winning aim.

Mary Bennett made six first-half saves for Fairmont Area, whereas teammate Addie Folkerts contributed seven second-half stops.

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Boys Soccer

Marshall 5, Fairmont Area 0 — The Tigers posted a 5-0 win over the Cardinals throughout Big South Conference motion Tuesday evening at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.

Jonathan Heinze made 5 saves between the pipes for the Cardinals within the opening half earlier than Thomas Hamlet tallied 4 stops within the second phase.

Fairmont Area (5-7-3) performs host to Worthington at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at Kot Soccer Complex.