Hobson's Goal Beats Knox as Scots Close in on MWC Tournament
MONMOUTH, Ill. (10/25/2026) — The Monmouth College women's soccer team got a late winner from Mariah Hobson (Princeton, Illinois) to win at Knox 1-0 on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (8-6, 4-4) spoiled Knox's Homecoming and are two points ahead of Beloit and Grinnell with one game left as they battle for a spot in the MWC Tournament.
The game was scoreless after 79 minutes when the Scots got a free kick in their own box. They played it to midfield and then up to Hobson just inside the Knox half. The senior dribbled to her right, cut the ball back to her left foot and rocketed the ball into the upper 90 from 30 yards away for a 1-0 Monmouth lead.
Knox pressed for the equalizer over the final 10 minutes but didn't come up with any quality chances. The Scots won a free kick with five minutes to play and earned a corner kick with 90 seconds left as they ran out the clock.
MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Goalkeeper Cadence Covert (Pekin, Illinois) made seven saves ... Shots were 14-3 Knox and shots on goal were 8-2 ... Covert, Taylor Freeman (Washington, Illinois), Ali Barnum (Pekin, Illinois), Jackie Contreras (Peoria, Illinois), Ali Denton (Saint Peters, Missouri) and Yoselim Hernandez (Monmouth, Illinois) played all 90 minutes ... Contreras also had a shot on goal ... Hobson has five goals on the season and moved into the top 20 on the career list with 16 ... With three spots available and one game left to play, Knox (13 pts), Monmouth (12), Beloit (10), Grinnell (10) and Ripon (7) are still alive ... Monmouth has the tiebreaker over Knox, Grinnell and Ripon ... The Scots clinch a playoff berth with a win or tie at home against first-place Luther next Saturday ... They also get into the playoffs if Beloit and Grinnell lose against already eliminated Illinois College and Cornell respectively ... The Scots are 21-15-1 all-time against Knox with four straight wins ... The Scots host Luther next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with a pregame Senior Day ceremony.
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