Box Score GRINNELL, Iowa – The Grinnell College women's soccer team just keeps gaining steam as the 2014 season continues.
 
The Pioneers blanked Cornell College 1-0 in a key Midwest Conference contest Sunday afternoon at Springer Field to remain perfect in league play at 3-0.
 
Pioneers' coach Kirsten Russell, who coached Cornell the previous three seasons before coming to Grinnell this summer, saw her team improve to 6-4 overall while posting its third shutout in as many tries in MWC play.
 
The Rams, who also entered the contest unbeaten in the league and were averaging five goals a contest, are now 2-1 in the MWC and 6-3-1 overall.
 
The lone goal of the contest came in the 14th minute by Dabney Hofammann '15, her second score of the year. Assists went to Carolyn Silverman '17 and Sarah Jensen '15.
 
On the play, Jensen possessed the ball at midfield and passed up to Silverman, who led Hofammann with a pass into the box. Hofammann took a dribble past the lone defender and fired a shot on the ground from about 10 years out that went into the left side of the goal.
 
Hofammann had three of Grinnell's six shots, and keeper Katy Oldach '16 made 10 saves as Grinnell earned its fourth shutout of the season. Silverman, Nora Sahel '17 and Hannah Truesdale '17 had one shot each for the Pioneers.
 
Grinnell plays a pair of MWC contests on the road next weekend, facing Lake Forest College on Saturday and Carroll University on Sunday. Both contests are slated for 1:30 p.m.