St. Catherine University Athletics

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The St. Catherine University soccer team honored the six seniors on Saturday afternoon hosting Bethel University for the final regular season game before the post season. The Wildcats downed the Royals 5-0 as senior Kate Praetz earned her 12th shutout of the season helping earn the No. 2 seed and a first round bye headed into the conference playoffs. 

Sophomore forward Briana Henaman tallied her sixth goal of the season at 34:51 assisted by fifth-year Amanda Elton. 

Sophomore Natalie Pfleger put the Wildcats up 2-0 before heading into the half with an assist from Ari Green in the 41st minute. 

Elton scored her first of two in the game assisted by Green in the 70th minute for her 10th of her fifth-year. Elton's second goal found the back of the net in the 70th minute with the assist going to graduate student Emily Hinze for Elton's 11th goal. 

St. Kate's scored one final goal with ten minutes left on the clock with rookie Ali Owens adding her first collegiate goal off a pass from first-year Ayah Makled. 

St. Catherine will host a quarterfinal playoff game on Thursday, November 2 at 2 pm. Their opponent will be determined after the first round on Monday, October 30.