The Spires jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first half. However, Bethany answered back as their leading scorer sophomore Megan Xavier scored unassisted late in the second. Less than six minutes later, freshman Amanda VanLoenen netted a pass from sophomore Jordan Johnson. The St. Mary offense came through with two goals of their own in the second half, downing the Swedes 3-2 and holding them winless in KCAC play.

"Our game Wednesday was a case of us playing well as a whole," said head coach Steve Moore, "but letting down on three to four plays and they made us pay for it."

The squad was scheduled to finish the week with a battle at home against Sterling College Saturday evening, but the contest was rescheduled.

"Our game was postponed due to the Sterling women's team having multiple cases of swine flu," Moore said.

Bethany is now 0-4 in the KCAC, currently at ninth place, and 5-7-1 overall. The squad heads to Bethel College on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. before hosting Kansas Wesleyan University on Sunday, October 25 at 11 a.m.

"I thought overall we played better soccer, but that doesn't always translate into wins," said Moore. "The girls continue to work hard and have good attitudes. We are just waiting to see that pay off on the scoreboard."