Kistler Scores but Scots Fall 5-1 at Simpson

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (09/25/2025) — The Monmouth College women's soccer team returned to action on Wednesday night and lost 5-1 at Simpson. The Fighting Scots (4-3-1) had Saturday's game canceled by storms as they took the field for the first time in a week.

Morgan Kistler (Kokomo, Indiana) put the Scots on the front foot right away with a breakaway goal just 3:32 into the contest. She moved down the middle of the field, went into the box on the right side, around a defender and beat the Simpson keeper with a low shot into the far corner.

Monmouth's lead was short lived though as the Storm tied the game in the seventh minute with a scramble inside the six-yard box. The hosts took the lead in the 19th minute and led 2-1 at halftime.

The Storm made it 3-1 in the 63rd minute and added another goal just 2:40 later. In the 68th minute the lead grew to 5-1 as the Storm scored three goals in a 5-minute span. Ali Denton (Saint Peters, Missouri) put Monmouth's second shot on goal in the 69th minute but Simpson made the save. Scots keeper Izzy Seipold (Peoria, Illinois) finished the game with eight saves.

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Avery Parks (Bloomington, Illinois) joined Seipold in playing all 90 minutes ... Kistler, a freshman, leads the Scots with six goals and 14 points on the season ... Simpson outshot Monmouth 31-3 and shots on goal were 13-2 ... Smpson leads the all-time series 3-2 ... The teams last met in 2021, a 4-1 Storm win ... Monmouth returns home to begin Midwest Conference play at 11 a.m. on Saturday against Beloit ... The six Fighting Scots seniors will be honored in a pre-game ceremony.