Junior goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel started all 20 of the Cardinals' soccer games last season, leading the team to the Mid-American Conference regular season title.
But it wasn't enough to keep head coach Craig Roberts from bringing in Tristin Stuteville, a junior transfer from Saint Louis University, to compete for the starting job.
Heintschel said she knew Stuteville was "the real deal."
Season statistics
- 23 saves
- 6 goals allowed
- .793 save percentage
- 12 saves
- 2 goals allowed
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