Posted: Sep 01, 2023
Valadez, Baas lift Storm to season-opening win over Titans
Simpson
(1-0-0, 0-0-0)
2
Ill. Wesleyan
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Simpson (1-0-0, 0-0-0) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
Ill. Wesleyan (0-1-0, 0-0-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Simpson College women's soccer team opened up the 2023 season with a 2-0 win over Illinois Wesleyan on Friday.
The Storm (1-0-0) scored both goals in the first half, with Cassie Nash getting credit for the assist on both. Brissa Valadez found the back of the net just 2:01 into the game and freshman Averi Bass doubled the lead in the 35th minute.
NOTES
- Illinois Wesleyan (0-1-0) came into the match as one of four teams receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 25 Poll.
- The win was Simpson's first over the Titans in program history. The two teams tied a year ago and Illinois Wesleyan won the other two matchups prior to that.
- Simpson is now 2-2-2 in season openers under head coach Jeremy Reinert.
- Simpson has scored multiple goals in six consecutive regular season matches dating back to Oct. 11 of last season. The Storm were 11-0 when scoring more than once in 2022.
UP NEXT
Simpson hosts Macalester for its home opener on Sunday. Due to heat concerns, the match has been moved up to a 9 a.m. start.
