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ABERDEEN, S.D. – Playing for the second time in as many days, Midland University’s women’s soccer team capped off their first Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) road trip of the season with a 1-0 win over Presentation College on Friday afternoon. The Warriors improve to 1-1 on the year with an identical record in GPAC competition while the Saints drop to 0-3-1, 0-2 GPAC.
The teams were aggressive in the early-goings of the first half as fouls plagued either side. Midland was issued a red card during the first 10 minutes and had to play with just 10 players the rest of the way. They were able to adjust by applying pressure offensively, forcing the opposing keeper to make several saves before Presentation could orchestrate anything on their offensive side of the field.
Midland picked up the go-ahead goal, and eventual game-winner, in the 24th minute of the contest as junior Brittany Llanes worked around a pair of defenders to bury her first goal of the season. Midland outshot Presentation 8-2 in the first half and carried the lead into intermission.
Midland’s defense proved to be too much for Presentation as the opposition was unable to register a shot in the second half, and Midland ran away with the road win. Midland held an 11-2 advantage in shots which included a 7-2 edge in shots on goal. Llanes paced the team with five shots (three SOG). Five additional Warriors collected a shot. Senior goalkeeper Rachel Thigpen picked up the win after turning away a pair of shots. The shutout is the 39th of Thigpen’s career as a Warrior.
“The girls found a way to overcome playing a man down for 80 minutes to come away with three points,” commented head coach Greg Jarosik. “That is an important thing for a young team to learn. We will take the next 11 days to get some players back and get better before a big conference game.”
Midland (1-1, 1-1 GPAC) will be back in action for their first home game of the year as they take on Concordia University (0-1, 0-0 GPAC) on September 30. Kickoff is slated for 5:00 p.m. at Heedum Field. Game notes, rosters, and other information about the matchup can be found at https://www.midlandathletics.com/GameDay.

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