Haynes Scores Twice as Scots Win 4-0 at Blackburn
Kistler Adds Goal and Assist
MONMOUTH, Ill. (09/09/2026) — The Monmouth College women's soccer team got two goals from freshman Sophie Haynes (Pekin, Illinois) plus a goal and an assist from sophomore Morgan Kistler (Kokomo, Indiana) to win at Blackburn 4-0 on Wednesday. The victory moves the Scots to 2-0 to start a season for the first time since 2018.
Neither team took a shot in the first nine minutes of the contest. Monmouth played the ball all the way back to goalkeeper Izzy Seipold (Peoria, Illinois) and switched the attack to the right side through Kistler. The sophomore worked back into the middle and through the left and eventually found its way to Haynes. With just over nine minutes gone, Haynes beat the Blackburn keeper for her first collegiate goal and a 1-0 lead.
Lily Palazzolo (Washington, Michigan) forced a save in the 28th minute and again just before halftime. Seipold made one save in the half as Monmouth took a 1-0 lead into the break.
Kiersten Medinger (Silvis, Illinois) put a shot on goal early in the second half and Kistler had a shot saved in the 57th minute. Cadence Covert (Pekin, Illinois) took over in goal for the second half and made a save in the 64th minute. Natalie Morrow (Silvis, Illinois) had a shot turned away and Covert made two more saves to keep the Scots up 1-0.
Haynes doubled the lead with her second goal of the game in the 79th minute as Kistler picked up the assist with a perfect cross from the left side. Haynes was wide open at the far post and volleyed the ball past the Blackburn keeper for a 2-0 lead. With just under five minutes to play, Taylor Freeman made it 3-0 with a long range effort on a free kick that bounced into the goal. Just 30 seconds later the Scots used a quick restart by Allison Griffin (Geneseo, Illinois) to make it 4-0 as Kistler caught the Blackburn goalie off the line from 20 yards out.
MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Griffin and Jackie Contreras (Peoria, Illinois) played all 90 minutes ... Monmouth has had a player score two goals in each of the first two games ... Kistler had a goal and an assist ... She has 11 career goals and 26 career points ... Monmouth had 18 shots, 11 on goal ... Seven different players had at least one shot on goal ... Covert made three saves and Seipold made one ... Monmouth last won their first two games in 2018 when they started 3-0 ... The 2019 team was unbeaten after five games but drew their second game of the season ... Head coach Rhys Lewis is the first women's soccer coach in school history to win his first two games ... The Scots lead the all-time series against Blackburn 9-1 with six straight wins ... The Scots are in action on Saturday in St. Louis as they face UHSP at Noon.
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