MOORHEAD, MN – Rio Spruenken scored the lone goal of the game and Madisyn Waltman made sure it was all unbeaten University of Mary needed in the Marauders 1-0 victory at MSU Moorhead.
 
The Marauders remain unbeaten through the first ten games of the season, the best start in program history. UMary is 7-0-3 overall and 4-0-3 in Northern Sun play. The Marauders entered the day third in league standings with the possibility of making an upward move depending on the result of the Concordia-St. Paul at Winona State game later today.
 
The homestanding Dragons pressed the issue early but Waltman, the Marauders All-Northern Sun goalkeeper, was up to the task. She was forced to make two saves and defend against a corner kick in the first five minutes of play.
 
In the 23^rd minute Waltman came out to challenge Mckenzie Ickert on a breakaway and forced her to fire a shot high over the net.
 
A trio of freshmen combined efforts on the first goal of the game in the 31^st minute of play. MaLiah Burke gathered the ball in the midfield and found herself moving down the far sideline. Left alone, she played the ball forward to Haley Nelson, who in turn quickly slid a forward pass to Rio Spruenken at the top right of the penalty area. After a couple strides towards the net, the freshman from Germany scalded the ball diagonally into the lower left corner of the net.
 
This was the 30^th clean sheet for Waltman, the Marauders career record-holder in shutouts. She made six saves, including a stop on a shot from distance in the final 40 seconds.
 
Quinn Carter had eight saves for the Dragons.
 
The Marauders held a 15-8 edge in shots, a 9-6 advantage in shots on frame and managed six corner kicks to three for MSUM.
 
The Marauders wrap up their 4-game road trip at Northern State University on Sunday, October 2. Game time is 1 pm in Aberdeen, SD.
 
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