Game Summary

WINONA, Minn. — Saint Mary's University women's soccer coach Tony Guinn will be the first to admit that he's no rocket scientist — but then, it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that Saturday's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown against Concordia was going to be a battle.

No, make that a war.

After all, the Cardinals entered the game having surrendered just six goals, while the Cobbers' defense was equally as stingy, allowing just three goals.

SMU's offense, meanwhile, had found the back of the net 39 times in the Cardinals' first 10 games, while Concordia had netted 15 goals in nine games.

Something had to give.

Unfortunately for the Cardinals, after bending and bending, and bending some more, that defensive wall of theirs finally broke, as Morgan Bain scored the game's only goal with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to lift the Cobbers to a 1-0 victory at Ochrymowycz Field.

"I'm very proud of my team and what they've accomplished," said SMU coach Tony Guinn, whose team had its four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1) snapped with their eighth straight loss vs. the Cobbers. "To be 11 games into the season and have an 8-2-1 record in outstanding.

"You have to give Concordia a lot of credit — they are very good team and they have talented players at every position," continued Guinn. "We hung with them pretty well, we just made one key mistake in that second half and that was the difference."

Statistically, the Cobbers had the upper hand all afternoon, attempting 30 shots to SMU's 2, while Concordia also pelted SMU goalkeeper Jennifer Johnson (Racine, Wis.) with 16 shots on goal.

Johnson was up to the task, stopping the first 15 shots she faced, but, after making a point-blank save on a shot by Amy Ravenhorst, Bain picked up the rebound, took two dribbles to the right of the fallen Johnson and laid the ball into the open goal.

"I thought we played pretty well, especially considering how banged up we are," said Guinn, who was without three starters — Kendra Maloney (Green Bay, Wis.), Bethany Kaufmann (Green Bay, Wis.) and Bridgette Baggio (Prospect Heights, Ill.) — who are all out with season-ending injuries. "There's no question that injuries have plagued us this season, but we've had people step up and make great contributions.

"The injury bug has been an opponent I have been unable to beat this season."