Saints Earn Impressive Victory over #16 Grace College

Notre Dame, IN  The Holy Cross College women's soccer team opened the season with an impressive victory over #16 Grace College by the score of 2-0. Late in the first half Miriam Iturriaga-Sanchez found the back of the net for the Saints first goal of the season. Early in the second half, Hailey Sanders notched her first goal of the season, giving the Saints a commanding 2-0 lead.  With the opening victory, Holy Cross starts the season 1-0-0, while Grace College falls to 0-1-0.

MATCH DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross defeated Grace College 2-0

Records: Holy Cross (1-0-0) | Grace College (0-1-0)

Location: Saints Field | Holy Cross College | Notre Dame, IN

SCORING SUMMARY

33' | Miriam Iturriaga-Sanchez (HC) assisted by Olivia Shaw

56' | Hailey Sanders (HC) assisted by Sydney Beeman

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Taylor Primack got the start in goal and recorded three saves

HC outshot Grace College 12-5 in the Victory

HC had 9 Corner Kicks to GC 1

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints will return to action Wednesday August 23, when they travel to Bethel University. Kickoff set for 6:00 pm EST.

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. Holy Cross has produced 205 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 108 All-Conference members, and seven NAIA All-Americans. Founded in 1966, Holy Cross College is a Catholic, residential, coed, four-year institution of higher learning, offering an applied liberal arts curriculum. The mission of Holy Cross College is to educate and form global citizens with the competence to see and the courage to act.