Bruins wrap up regular season with fifth straight win

FOREST CITY, Iowa -- Senior Betsy Fischenich had a hand in all three goals to lead the Bellevue University women's soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Waldorf College on Friday afternoon in a North Star Athletic Association match.

Bellevue dominated play in the first half, owning a 12-2 advantage in shots (4-0 on goal) but they couldn't grab a goal until late in the half where they took a 1-0 lead into the intermission. Senior Betsy Fischenich put the Bruins on the board first with a 37^th minute goal, her 10^th of the season. Freshman Jordyn Seidel was credited with the assist.

Waldorf wasted no time coming out of the gate in the second half, pulling level in the 50^th minute with a goal from Brittney Thornton. Deborah Divyimana got the assist on the goal.

The tie score would only last until the 63^rd minute when the Seidel-Fischenich combination struck again. This time, however, the roles were reversed with Seidel scoring off a pass from Fischenich to reestablish a Bruin lead.

Bellevue effectively sealed the game in the 82^nd minute with Fischenich's second goal of the match from sophomore Madison Lambert. The strike put the Bruins up 3-1 with just over eight minutes to play, a margin which proved to be too much for the home-standing Warriors to overcome.

Bellevue out-shot the Warriors 32-3 for the match, including holding a 13-1 advantage in shots on goal. The visiting Bruins also held a massive 8-1 edge in corner kicks. Bellevue was whistled for nine fouls on the afternoon while the officials called 12 against Waldorf.

After a slow start to the season, Bellevue closed the regular season by going 11-1-0, out-scoring their opposition by a staggering 41-7 margin.

The Bruins (11-3-0/3-1-0 NSAA) are off until Friday, Nov. 6 when they travel to Jamestown, N.D. for the North Star Athletic Association Tournament. Game times, seeds, and match-ups will be announced at a later date.