Wichita, Kan.— The University of Saint Mary fell 4-1 to Friends (KS) in conference action this evening, Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Adair-Austin Stadium in Wichita, Kansas. Ibarra-Arevalo's goal at 34:27 proved to be the winner for the Falcons, while Litzy Mendoza scored in the second half and freshman Bre'Ella DeMaranville finished with seven saves for the Spires.

DeMaranville kept the match scoreless through the opening 21 minutes, stopping shots from Jones at 10:24, Ibarra-Arevalo at 16:38 and Murrietta at 21:08. Friends broke through at 22:46 when Aranda scored off an assist from Ibarra-Arevalo. Ibarra-Arevalo then added an unassisted goal to give Friends a 2-0 halftime advantage. The Spires did not record a first-half shot.

Mnisi extended the lead to 3-0 just 37 seconds into the second half, finishing off an assist from Aranda. Mendoza answered at 53:47, scoring unassisted on Saint Mary's first shot of the match. The goal cut the deficit to 3-1, and the Spires held that margin until the final seconds.

DeMaranville made four more saves after halftime, denying Minjares at 59:13 and stopping Granger headers at 64:55 and 67:21. Taylor Heim put USM's second shot on target at 70:07, but Friends goalkeeper Martinez made the save. DeMaranville added a third stop against Granger at 75:31, completing a seven-save performance over 90 minutes.

Mendoza received the match's only yellow card at 80:17. Murrietta scored unassisted at 89:57, with three seconds remaining in regulation, to complete the scoring. Aranda and Ibarra-Arevalo each finished with a goal and an assist for Friends, while Mendoza and Heim accounted for Saint Mary's two shots, both on target.

Friends held a 31-2 advantage in shots and an 11-2 edge in shots on goal, taking all four of the match's corner kicks. DeMaranville recorded three saves in the first half and four in the second.
 
Coming Up…

The Spires will head back to Berkel Memorial for an exciting homecoming triple header weekend. USM women's soccer will be the second team in action in Leavenworth this Saturday, October 3^rd as we host the Coyotes from Kansas Wesleyan—the women's match is slated for 5:30 p.m.