University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, October 25
1:00 PM
University of Minnesota
4
vs
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Oregon
Photo by: Brady Paitrick
10/25/2026 3:47:00 PM | Soccer
The Golden Gophers had three goal scorers in Ava Westlund, Caroline Birdsell, and Keegan Schmeiser. Goalkeeper Sarah Martin tallied eight saves for the shutout.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Backed by a two-goal performance from Ava Westlund and goal contributions from Caroline Birdsell and Keegan Schmeiser, the University of Minnesota soccer team (8-6-3, 4-5-2 Big Ten) defeated the Oregon Ducks (6-8-3, 4-6-2 Big Ten) in a decisive 4-0 victory on Sunday afternoon at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.
The Golden Gophers closed out their regular-season home schedule outshooting the Ducks 19-11 and putting seven shots on goal.
Westlund led the way offensively with a brace, while Birdsell and Schmeiser each finished a strike. Katie Krohn contributed two assists, while Kate Childers and Emily Filbrun both had assists.
Goalkeeper Sarah Martin had a strong performance between the posts, racking up eight saves en route to her fourth shutout this season.
Birdsell got Minnesota on the board early, finding the back of the net in the ninth minute off a pass from Krohn to take a 1-0 lead. Westlund doubled the Maroon and Gold's lead 10 minutes later off a ball from Childers in the 19th minute.
Coming out of the locker room for the second half, Minnesota continued its attack. Westlund struck again in the 80th minute off header assists from Krohn and Filbrun for her eighth goal of the season.
In the 90th minute, Davy Mokelke was fouled by Oregon's keeper. Schmeiser stepped up and converted the penalty for her second goal of the season.
The Gophers look ahead to their last regular-season game Friday at Illinois. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and can be streamed live on B1G+.
The Golden Gophers closed out their regular-season home schedule outshooting the Ducks 19-11 and putting seven shots on goal.
Westlund led the way offensively with a brace, while Birdsell and Schmeiser each finished a strike. Katie Krohn contributed two assists, while Kate Childers and Emily Filbrun both had assists.
Goalkeeper Sarah Martin had a strong performance between the posts, racking up eight saves en route to her fourth shutout this season.
Birdsell got Minnesota on the board early, finding the back of the net in the ninth minute off a pass from Krohn to take a 1-0 lead. Westlund doubled the Maroon and Gold's lead 10 minutes later off a ball from Childers in the 19th minute.
Coming out of the locker room for the second half, Minnesota continued its attack. Westlund struck again in the 80th minute off header assists from Krohn and Filbrun for her eighth goal of the season.
In the 90th minute, Davy Mokelke was fouled by Oregon's keeper. Schmeiser stepped up and converted the penalty for her second goal of the season.
The Gophers look ahead to their last regular-season game Friday at Illinois. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and can be streamed live on B1G+.
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