BOX SCORES: Carroll College 4 U-Mary 1    Rocky Mountain College 3 U-Mary 2

Helena, MT – Sophomore forward Andrea Mueller tallied the lone counter of the day for the University of Mary as the Marauders dropped a 4-1 decision to Carroll College in exhibition play. The Saints, ranked 25^th in the NAIA, scored twice in the final five minutes of play to pull away. For the Marauders, it was their second exhibition game less than a week after opening training camp.

The Marauders, who had their first practice on Monday, August 13, opened exhibition play with a 3-2 loss at Rocky Mountain College on Friday.

Carroll College started the scoring in the 14^th minute when Crista Saur recorded the first of her three goals for the Crusaders. The Marauders deficit increased to two goals when Rachell Kuntz found the net at 53:18.

Saur sealed the game with two goals in a span of 34 seconds, both off assists from Macie Netz. Her second goal of the game occurred at 85:48 and she secured the hat trick at 86:21.

A West Fargo, ND, native, Muller put U-Mary on the board in the 88^th minute. She led the Marauders with three shots, including two on goal. Michelle Jones attempted two shots.

The Saints held a 14-7 advantage in shots with an 8-5 edge in attempts on frame.

LATE FRIDAY
In a tremendous collegiate debut, freshman Sabra Bertsch scored a goal and assisted on another in a 3-2 U-Mary loss at Rocky Mountain College in the first of two exhibition games for the Marauders. The forward from Bismarck, ND, who played for U-Mary Head Coach Sarah McNulty at Century High School, assisted on the Marauders first goal of the day and later scored unassisted to even the game.

Just 4:13 into the match, Jones converted a pass from Bertsch for a 1-0 Marauders lead, scoring in the bottom left corner.

The Battlin' Bears scored the next two goals, pulling even in the 29^th minute before taking a 2-1 lead at 55:13.

With the ball loose in front of the net, Bertsch tapped the ball in at 67:45, knotting the game at 2-2.

Homestanding Rocky would pull out the win when Kristy Montignani drove the ball into the left corner of the net at 83:14. She also had an assist on the Battlin' Bears first goal of the game.

RMC held a 14-5 advantage in shots, an 8-4 edge in shots on goal and had a 5-3 lead in corner kicks.

With the team's two exhibition games now in the books, U-Mary next will scrimmage at the University of Great Falls (MT) on August 21. The Marauders host Minot State University in the regular season opener on September 2.

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