The Spring Arbor University women's soccer team laid siege to the Huntington University defensive third on Saturday and the Foresters bent for around 60 minutes before finally breaking and surrendering the game winner to Karly Linton.
Linton, the Crossroads League leader in goals scored, took a pass from left back Kailyn Wegenke and cut back on one defender before unloading a 24 yard bomb past Huntington goalkeeper Caitlyn Adams for her NAIA leading ninth game winning goal of the season.
Just four minutes later in the 64th minute, junior Sam Sturgeon put the game on ice, taking another pass from Wegenke and beating Adams to the top left corner to make it 2-0 in favor of SAU.
Spring Arbor dominated the game statistically out-shooting the visiting Foresters 19-5 for the contest.
The win keeps SAU a the top of the Crossroads League standings at 7-0 with two matches remaining in the regular season. Huntington drops to 4-3 in the League and into a three way tie for fourth place with the University of St. Francis and Indiana Wesleyan University.
SAU (13-2-1 / 7-0)has a chance to clinch at least a share of the Crossroads League regular season championship when they welcome Indiana Wesleyan University to campus on Wednesday of next week. The Cougars will honor their four seniors, Brooklyn Morgan, Amy Koester, Ashley DeNio and Karly Linton at the match in a senior night ceremony.
