MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - No. 21 Grace's women's soccer team registered a key late-season-win, defeating Mt. Vernon Nazarene 1-0 on the road on Saturday.

The win moves the Lady Lancers (11-3-2, 6-2-1 Crossroads League) into third place in the league standings.

Grace and MVNU will meet again in the quarterfinals of next week's CL Tournament. The match will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. at Grace's 1st Source Bank Field. The men's soccer squads between Grace and MVNU will also play their quarterfinal match on Saturday at 7 p.m.

The win was a personal milestone for Grace's head coach Michael Voss. Voss registered his 200th career victory after Saturday's victory. He is the all-time winningest coach in team history, amassing an overall record of 200-102-32 for his career.

The Lady Lancers controlled chances during the game with their patented possession. Grace finished with an 11-4 advantage in shots for the game.

Shots were hard to come by to begin the contest. Neither team tried a shot for the first 14 minutes of action.

MVNU earned a few shots first, but each attempt was saved by Sofia Lerro.

Grace's first attempt on goal came with 20 minutes remaining in the half. Shortly afterward, JJ Aalbue had a chance with a free kick that did not miss the goal frame by much.

The Lady Lancers had another goal-scoring opportunity with five minutes remaining in the half. Aalbue stole the ball in the offensive end and quickly unleashed a low blast that clanged off the goal post.

Neither team scored in the first half with Grace holding a 6-3 edge in attempts.

The Lady Lancers dominated the game in the second half, limiting the Cougars to just one shot. In fact, MVNU shot only one time over the final 57 minutes of regulation.

The game-winning goal occurred 11 minutes into the second half. Luna Gianotti threw the ball into Aalbue. Aalbue spun past a defender and slashed a pass in front of goal.

Danae Moriarty beat her defender to the ball and scored from close range. Moriarty has a team-best 10 goals on the season.

The rest of the half belonged to the Lady Lancers. Grace's possession gave MVNU no chance for an equalizer.

The Cougars were held without a shot or corner kick across the final 35 minutes of the contest.

Grace generated a few more chances, including shots from Aalbue and Marlene Menzel.

Lerro registered three saves for the shutout. She was protected well by Erin Crew, Lilli Oberhoff, Lucy Schmitt, Luna Gianotti and Simone Castaneda.