Coming off of a win against Wisconsin-Stevens Point on senior night, the Belles hosted Albion on Tuesday, April 1 in hopes of keeping the winning streak alive. Ultimately, they suffered a 13-4 loss to move to 3-6 overall.
Albion came out strong as Ellen Chown nailed in a free position shot, followed by an Anna Huard unassisted goal. Nearing the half-way point of the first quarter, junior midfielder Mary Grace Heekin put in the first Saint Mary's goal with an assist from sophomore attack Kathryn Kalinowski. Albion responded with a second Huard goal, but the Belles found some momentum at the end of the first. Freshman midfielder Annabelle Spruill scored a goal with an assist from sophomore attack Cate Krema in the final 40 seconds of the quarter to bring the score to 3-2 in favor of Albion.
Going into the second quarter, Albion continued their offensive drive as Huard added on her third goal to keep Albion ahead 4-2. Almost exactly a minute later, Heekin put in a goal to close the margin to a one 4-3. Albion remained unfazed and took control to end the half with two Kyndall Lewis goals and one Lewis assist to Logan Hutchinson. This barrage brought the score to 7-3 in favor of Albion at halftime.
In an extremely low scoring third quarter, Albion notched the only two goals scored as Kellie Flynn put in a goal with an assist from Lewis and nearly eight minutes later, Huard put in the second goal of the quarter with an assist from Elissa Slane.
Not slowing down, Albion continued to control the game in the fourth quarter as Aaliyah Eudabe scored a goal and an assist from Julia Ames led to a Hutchinson goal. At the five minute mark, Chown put in another free position shot and nearly a minute later added another goal with an assist from Huard. In the final 40 seconds Heekin managed to add a goal for the Belles but Albion came out on top with the 13-4 win.
Heekin led the Belles on the field with three goals and four shots on goal. The Belle's now fall to 3-6 on the season and 0-1 in MIAA play as they prepare to travel to face Alma in their second MIAA game on Saturday, April 5th at 1pm.
