Box Score NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Manchester women's soccer team fell to the Mt. St. Joseph Lions in a high-scoring, Senior Day match on Saturday, March 27. The Spartans honored two seniors during this senior day, Alexis Beeman and Jenna Ferguson.
The first half remained scoreless until the visiting Lions found the back of the net in the 29th minute of the game. Six minutes later, Manchester junior Jayden Murray (Delphi, Ind./Rossville Consolidated) answered back with a goal, tying the score at 1-1.
Manchester and Mt. St. Joseph entered the half even at 1.
In the second half, Mt. St. Joseph's Jodie Weimer would tally a hat trick, pushing MSJ ahead 4-1. Weimer finished with four goals on the day. Maddie Shepard (Greenville, Ohio/Greenville) scored in the 75th minute of the game, netting her first goal of the season.
The Manchester Spartans are back in action on Wednesday, March 31 against the Bluffton Beavers at Spartan Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.
