11/8/24
West Windsor, NJ-Mercer women’s soccer came to an end following a 3-4 loss vs Anne Arundel CC (13-2-1) in the East District Championship.
Freshman Linnea Rameil (Lennestadt, Germany/Gymnasium Maria Konigin) scored two goals and sophomore Annika Maringer (Asperg,Germany/Gymnasium IB Asperg) added a goal in the loss. Freshmen Ana Pacheco (Florianopolis, Brazil) and Eva Sturm (Berlin, Germany/Gymnasium Steglitz) each had an assist and sophomore Celina Oliveira (Ancara, Portugal/Escola Basica e Secundaria do Vale do Ancora) had six saves in the losing effort.
Mercer scored two early goals, one by Rameil less than five minutes into the game and another by Maringer fifteen minutes into the game, giving the Vikings an early 2-0 lead. Anne Arundel CC responded with four unanswered goals, three in the first half and one in the second. The River Hawks fourth goal came early in the second half, putting the Vikings behind 2-4. Rameil’s second goal of the game with 19 minutes left in the game put Mercer within one goal but the Vikings could not overcome the River Hawk’s stifling defense.
The Vikings finish the season 14-2-2.