NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Goals by seniors Kathryn Kresse, Ashlyn Haigh, and Claire Burbery gave the Carleton College women's soccer team a 3-0 victory over visiting Hope College.
 
The initial stages of the contest featured both squads racing up and down the field, but without any truly dangerous scoring chances.
 
The Knights (2-0-1) eventually broke through in the 29th minute. Lola Feurer sent a cross into the box where it was headed down by a Flying Dutch (2-1-0) defender. Kresse ran onto the loose ball and blasted a 15-yard shot past the sprawling goalkeeper and into the left side of the net. It was her second goal of the season and the 27th of her career.
 
Less than four minutes later, Carleton doubled its advantage. Feurer's header off a corner kick was blocked by a Hope defender, but Haigh was there to volley the rebound into the right side of the net for her first tally of the campaign and the 13th of her career.
 
Not even three minutes into the second half, the Knights looked to put the game out of reach. Kresse took the ball toward the endline and served a cross near the PK spot. The ball sailed over the Hope defense and right to Burbery, who smashed it out of the air and through the keeper's hands for her fifth career goal.
 
Isabella Gill nearly got on the scoresheet in the 77th minute when her 36-yard free kick forced Hope goalie Clara Feenstra to leap to punch the ball over the bar.
 
The Flying Dutch appeared to break through in the 87th minute, but Stella DeSmit's shot was cleared off the line by Carleton centerback Zaraya Jordan, keeping the home team's clean sheet intact.
 
The Knights finished with a 14-10 edge in shots and an 8-5 advantage in shots on goal. Both sides attempted five corner kicks. Carleton's Avery Trapp (three saves) and Sophia Lehman (one save) combined on the Knights' first shutout of the season.
 
Kresse is now second in career assists (18) and points (72) at Carleton and alone in third place with the 27 career goals (see charts below).
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton travels to Simpson College for a 1:00 p.m. contest in Indianola, Iowa. Both teams received votes in the preseason United Soccer Coaches top-25 poll.
 
Carleton Women's Soccer Career Goals Leaders
1. 40 – Birungi Mutebi – 1998-01
2. 30 – Niki Tomita – 2008-11
3. 27 – Kathryn Kresse – 2022-pres
4. 26 – Nora Mertz – 2016-19
5. 25 – Rose Koch – 1996-99
6. 23 – M. Russell-Dempsey – 1998-01
6. 23 – Cate Patterson – 2019-2023
8. 22 – Ellie Wilson – 2011-14
9. 21 – Nicky Bloom – 2005-08
10. 19 – Marlena Hartman-Filson – 2009-12
10. 19 – Casey Macveagh – 2020-2024
 
Carleton Women's Soccer Career Assists Leaders
1. 21 – Cate Patterson – 2019-2023
2. 18 – Kathryn Kresse – 2022-pres
3. 16 – Mia Zutz – 2006-08
4. 15 – Casey Macveagh – 2020-2023
5. 14 – Lily VanderStaay – 2008-11
6. 13 – Alicia Fischer – 1994,96-97
6. 13 – Bailey Ulbricht – 2011-14
8. 12 – M. Russell-Dempsey – 1998-01
9. 11 – Amy Holmes – 2000-03
9. 11 – Melley Turner – 2005-08
 
Carleton Women's Soccer Career Points Leaders
1. 89 – Birungi Mutebi (40g 9a) – 1998-01     
2. 72 – Kathryn Kresse (27g 18a) – 2022-pres
3. 69 – Niki Tomita (30g 9a) – 2008-11
4. 67 – Cate Patterson (23g 21a) – 2019-2023
5. 58 – M. Russell-Dempsey (23g 12a) – 1998-01
5. 58 – Rose Koch (25g 8a) – 1996-99
7. 56 – Nora Mertz (26g 4a) – 2016-19
8. 54 – Ellie Wilson (22g 10a) – 2011-14
9. 53 – Casey MacVeagh (19g 15a) – 2020-2024
10. 52 – Lily VanderStaay (18g 14a) – 2008-11