With a playoff game on the line, Loveland rose to the challenge on Saturday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Loveland Tigers who were credited with the victory. The Loveland Tigers got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Mount Notre Dame's four. Taylor Hermansen had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Tigers.
Loveland was without their leading scorer, Alexis Harden, in Saturday's matchup. With Harden sidelined, Loveland had to make some changes to the lineup. Norah Schmidt played for 110 minutes having averaged 53.7 this season. Hermansen made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
The win was the fourth in a row for Loveland, bringing their record for this year to 13-4-3. As for Mount Notre Dame, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-3-5 record.
Loveland didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-0 loss against North Royalton on the 5th. Mount Notre Dame does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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