WATERTOWN, Wis. -- The Great Lakes Christian College Crusaders scored early and often today, taking the NCCAA Midwest Region Championship 6-0 and the ticket to Nationals that comes with it.

The defending national runners-up will await their seed for the four-team national tournament; the Sabercats season ends with the loss.

OVERVIEW

• Result: Maranatha 0-6 No. 3 Great Lakes Christian
• Venue: Maranatha Baptist University
• Location: Watertown, Wis.
• Event: NCCAA Midwest Regional Championship
• Attendance: 170
• Record: MBU (5-11-0), GLCC (8-5-1) 

STORY

The Crusaders wasted no time in scoring, putting two goals into the back of the Sabercats' net inside the first seven minutes. In the 23rd minute, Avery Carr stepped up and proved why she was the NCCAA Midwest Region Player of the Year, scoring a hat-trick in the next 40 minutes of the game to really put the contest out of reach of the Sabercats.

At halftime, Maranatha went into the locker room down 3-0. By the final whistle, Great Lakes had secured the 6-0 win thanks to the treble from Carr.

The Sabercats' season ends at 5-11-0.

Megan Prigge, Chelsea Graham, Mallory Willette, and Amelia Schroeder were all named to the NCCAA Midwest Region 1st Team, as was announced in the post-game ceremony.

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Maranatha Starters: 0- Dodd, 2- Habegger, 3- Willette, 5- Graham, 7- Garren, 8- Bishop (C), 9- Prigge, 11- Schroeder, 12- Clark, 13- Schmidt, 21- Secor

STATS

• Last time: Maranatha fell to Great Lakes Christian 0-5 on October 28, 2023
• Series: Maranatha currently trails the all-time series against Great Lakes Christian, 1-4-0

OPPONENTS

• Great Lakes Christian competes with Maranatha in the NCCAA Midwest Region 
• Great Lakes Christian finished the 2022 season with an 11-4-0 record. 
• This is Great Lakes Christian's fourth season as a program

NEXT

A full recap of the season will be coming at mbusabercats.com.