BRISTOL, Pa. – The No. 4 seed Cairn University women's soccer team defeated No. 5 seed Notre Dame of Maryland University by a score of 2-0 at home in a Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) quarterfinal matchup on Monday evening.
 
Cairn (10-7-1) completely controlled the momentum in the first half, outshooting Notre Dame (5-8) 18-0 as the Highlanders' backline refused to allow the Gator forwards to push up. The Highlanders had several good chances in the first frame, with their best effort coming in the 26^th minute when they fired three shots in a span of just over 10 seconds, but Notre Dame held firm and the game went scoreless into intermission.
 
In the second half, The Gators got their first offensive chance of the contest in the 56^th minute, but Cairn freshman goalkeeper Isabelle Lazor (Midland Park, NJ / Eastern Christian) turned the shot aside to keep the game scoreless. The Highlanders broke through in the 60^th minute, when sophomore Becca Marzinke (Quakertown, PA / Upper Bucks Christian) received a back foot pass from freshman Julia Wright (Harrisonville, PA / Shalom Christian Academy) and scored to give Cairn a 1-0 lead. Marzinke went to work again in the 77^th minute, after fighting through a pack of Gators to get inside the box, Marzinke collected a ball flicked to her by senior Lauren Costa (Egg Harbor City, NJ / The Pilgrim Academy) which she promptly buried to give Cairn an insurance goal.
 
Cairn out shot Notre Dame (MD) in the contest (24-1) and bested the Gators in shots on goal (11-1). Cairn earned two corner kicks in the bout. Lazor earned the complete-game, shutout victory, her eighth shutout of the campaign.
 
With the win, the Highlanders advance to the CSAC semifinals on Wednesday when they will travel to No. 1 seed Cedar Crest College in a highly anticipated rematch of the 2019 CSAC Championship game at 7 p.m.