DUBUQUE, Iowa - The University of Dubuque women's soccer team concluded the 2022 regular season on Tuesday night as they took down the Buena Vista University Beavers in dominating fashion 5-0 to earn the #4 seed and host the first round of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m on Oyen Field.

On a cold night, the Spartans need a win to be able to host the first round of the A-R-C Tournament and they did just that as Emma Kober got the scoring started in the 7th minute off a pass from Virginia Speltz. Riley Trudeau would add a goal shortly after with the assist credited to Lydia Smith. The Spartans would take the comfortable 2-0 halftime lead before tacking on three more goals in the final 45 minutes from Mya Wesling, Baylee Vincent, and Alyssa Tranchita. Elisa Langer had a quiet night in goal recording one save in 61 minutes. Karissa Chalus finished the final 28 minutes in goal not seeing a shot. 

The Spartans totaled 28 shots (17 on goal) compared to only two shots (one on goal) by the Beavers. The Spartan defense held their own tonight as they didn't allow a corner kick and kept the ball on their offensive half for a majority of the night. The Spartans had nine corner kicks in the game. 

Up Next
With the victory, the Spartans earned the #4 seed in the A-R-C Women's Soccer Tournament and we host the #5 Luther College Norse on Saturday, October 29 at a time to be determined in the near future. 

A-R-C Tournament First Round Schedule (Saturday, October 29)
#6 Central College at #3 Simpson at 5:00 p.m.
#5 Luther at #4 University of Dubuque at 3:00 p.m.
#2 Wartburg & #1 Loras on bye

A-R-C Tournament Semifinal Round Schedule (Wednesday, November 2)
#3/#6 at #2 Wartburg at TBD
#4/#5 at #1 Loras at TBD