Photo taken by: Rachel Prychodko / Special to The Leader
HUNTER LEINHART
Special to the Leader
The Blue Devils took to the field for the annual Blue Devil Clarion Classic, winning their game against Medaille on Friday night 6-0 and suffering a 2-0 loss to Mount Union on Saturday night.
On Friday night, senior midfielder Katie Kleine notched three first-half goals en route to the victory over Medaille. The other two team goals in the first half were scored by sophomore forward Alexis Moreland, giving the Blue Devils a 5-0 lead.
Sophomore midfielder Kristie Kleine added the sixth team goal in the second half, putting the Blue Devils up 6-0 against Medaille.
Junior goalkeeper Lindsey Forness made three saves for her first ever shutout at the collegiate level.
The Blue Devils took 33 total shots, with 21 of those on goal — an impressive statistic to boast.
Medaille was only allowed six shots by the Fredonia defense. This win set up Saturday’s championship game of Fredonia vs. Mount Union.
On Saturday night, the Blue Devils played a 0-0 tie game all the way until the last eight minutes of the game, when Mount Union took a series of shots on goal, eventually putting one into the net.
Only a minute and a half further into the game, Mount Union scored again on a layoff pass that was booted into the bottom corner of the net, beating the Blue Devils 2-0.
“Defensively, we need to work on organization. That was our biggest struggle,” sophomore defender Kaleigh Creeden said.
The Blue Devils outshot the Purple Raiders 12-4 in the first half, and finished the game with 22-9 in attempted shots — 13 of which Fredonia managed to get on net.
“Offensively, we need to switch it up a bit,” said senior Katie Kleine. “We need to think about where the ball is to create more spread.”
Freshman defender Audrey Yokopovich and Katie Kleine made the all-tournament team for the Blue Devils.
“It’s all in the final minutes,” Coach Chris Case stated after the game. “We need to get some better chances at the goal and finish the chances that we do get. We played much better tonight than we did last night, beating Medaille 6-0.”
Fredonia will host St. John Fisher at home on Sept. 16.