The report says Mullaney struck first after running onto a through ball from Sophie Peterson. She then doubled the advantage with a header from Anna Ursic’s direct kick.
That sequence gave Union Catholic control before half-time. Two goals from set-play or combination situations also showed the value of execution in a match where Madison had been unbeaten entering the contest.
For Madison, the early deficit created a difficult second-half task against a side already defending with confidence.
Curtis became the key figure after the interval. The report says Madison generated enough attempts to test the Union Catholic defence, but the goalkeeper kept the clean sheet with 12 saves.
At the other end, Madison goalkeeper Antonia Waddington reportedly made four saves, while Union Catholic’s four recorded efforts were stopped. That contrast points to a match decided less by volume than by finishing and defensive resistance.
Madison had entered the game ranked 16th in the NJ.com Top 20, making the reported result a significant test of Union Catholic’s defensive structure.
The reported records would leave Union Catholic at 8-2-1 and Madison at 8-1-1. More importantly, the Vikings now have back-to-back shutouts and a result against a previously unbeaten opponent.
The next storyline is whether Union Catholic can carry its defensive discipline into the next fixture, while Madison must respond quickly to its first setback and prove that the defeat was a single-game reversal rather than the start of a downturn.