SUNDAY’S SCORES
@Eastern Illinois 1, Murray State 0
@UT Martin 3, Eastern Kentucky 0
@Southeast Missouri 2, Morehead State 1
Belmont 2, @Tennessee Tech 1 (OT)
@SIUE 0, Austin Peay 0 (2OT)
EASTERN ILLINOIS 1, MURRAY STATE
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Sophomore Meagan Radloff scored her first career goal in the 81st minute to lead the Panther women’s soccer team over Murray State, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field. EIU improves to 5-11 (3-4 OVC) on the year.
Following a corner kick by Allie Lakie, a Panther player took a shot on goal that deflected off a Racer defender – leaving an open look for Radloff who tapped in the rebound from three yards out on the right. The Racers dropped to 3-10 on the year and 1-5 in conference action with the loss.
EIU took three more shots (18-15) than Murray State, including three more shots on goal (10-7). The Racers committed three more fouls (11-8) in the match while the Panthers recorded seven more corner kicks (9-2).
Radloff paced the Panthers with five shots (four on goal) while Kristin Germann, Caitlin Greene, Molly Hawkins and Samantha Roumayah each added two shots. Veronika Pribyslavsk led the Racers with six shots (two on goal).
Emily Hinton (3-1) posted the win and the Panthers first shutout of the season, making seven saves between the pipes. Yi Du (0-6) took the loss in goal for Murray State, surrendering one goal and making eight saves.
UT MARTIN 3, EASTERN KENTUCKY 0
MARTIN, Tenn. -– Freshman Saphyra Coombs-James recorded the first multi-goal outing of her career this afternoon, while The University of Tennessee at Martin defense shut out its second straight Ohio Valley Conference opponent in a 3-0 victory at Skyhawk Field. With the win, the first-place Skyhawks improve to 8-5-3 overall to go along with a 5-1-1 league record.
Coombs-James took over the team lead for points this afternoon, also adding an assist on Midori Sera’s goal in the second half. The forward out of Brampton, Ontario struck in the 11th and 27th minutes for her sixth and seventh goals of the 2012 campaign. It was the eighth single-match five-point performance in program history and first since Coombs-James’ teammate Mary Thompson accomplished the feat against Eastern Kentucky in the OVC Tournament semifinals last season.
Not to be overlooked today was UT Martin’s defensive attack, as the Skyhawks took care of business en route to notching their fourth shutout of the season. In goal, Mariah Klenke (74:51) and Sarah Tompkins (15:09) combined for the shutout, making three saves in all.
UT Martin’s Hannah McGowen got the first clear look for either side, firing a shot from 25 yards out that forced Erika Wolfer to dive to her right for the save just 6:45 into the match.
Four minutes later, the Skyhawks got on the scoreboard. Coombs-James received a header pass from Alyssa Curtis and scooted the ball past Wolfer from 10 yards out to give UT Martin an early 1-0 advantage.
The Skyhawks nearly scored again in the 14th minute off a free kick, but Wolfer corralled a pair of saves off shot attempts by McGowen and Coombs-James.
Klenke tallied her first save of the afternoon at the 20:43 mark, scooping up a sliding save on the right side of the box. A little over two minutes later, McGowen lined a low shot off a free kick that Wolfer saved, but UT Martin’s next shot on goal attempt turned out to be true.
Kendyl Wilson directed a pass on the right flank to Coombs-James, who timed the pass to perfection and headed the ball into the back of the net to give the Skyhawks a two-goal lead at the 26:45 mark.
Less than a minute after Coombs-James’ second goal, Sera unleashed a shot on goal attempt, forcing Wolfer to make a last-second jump punch save. Morgan Brandon almost found paydirt at the 37:18 mark but her shot attempt from the left side hit the right goal post.
Sera was responsible for the first shot on goal in the second half but Wolfer was there for the save in the 58th minute.
Meanwhile, the Skyhawk defense held Eastern Kentucky without a shot for a span of 37:01 midway through the first half through the early stages of the second half.
In the 66th minute, Sera came away with her fourth goal of the season. The senior from San Francisco, Calif. received a pass from Coombs-James and was facing a one-on-one situation with Wolfer. Sera then guided a shot that found the back left side of the net to put UT Martin on top 3-0.
Klenke registered her final save of the day at the 74:43 mark, while Tompkins grabbed UT Martin’s final save of the match in the 80th minute.
McGowen and Curtis each piled on shots on goal in the late minute, helping the Skyhawks double up the Colonels in the shot department (22 to 11).
SIUE 0, AUSTIN PEAY 0
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE and Austin Peay played 110 minutes of soccer Sunday afternoon, and neither team could find the back of the net. The Cougars and Lady Govs played to a scoreless draw in double overtime.
SIUE is now 7-5-2 and 4-2-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Austin Peay is 7-7-1 and 3-2-1 in the OVC. The Cougars are undefeated in four consecutive games (3-0-1) and have not allowed a goal in that span.
SIUE outshot APSU 20-10 by game's end, but the Lady Govs held a 4-2 advantage in shots in the final overtime period.
For the second week in a row SIUE held one of the Ohio Valley Conference's best offensive teams off the scoreboard.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 2, MOREHEAD STATE 1
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Torey Byrd headed home a goal with 20:21 left on the clock to give the Southeast Missouri soccer team a 2-1 comeback victory over Morehead State on Sunday.
The Redhawks (4-9-3, 3-3-1 Ohio Valley) closed out their home season with their second-straight win, the first time this season Southeast has won consecutive matches.
The Eagles (1-11-2, 1-4-1 OVC) drew first blood in the 19th minute. After a Southeast foul, Paige Weber won a 50/50 battle off a free kick and found Elizabeth McSparin in front for a shot that slipped just inside the goal post.
It took Southeast less than five minutes to find the equalizer. Jacey Boyko crossed a ball into the box that Kasey Crowden won a 50/50 ball with MSU goalkeeper Elizabeth Floyd against. Her header found Storm French, who tapped the ball in to the vacated net for her second goal in the last three matches.
MSU had one more outstanding scoring opportunity late in the first half. A corner kick cross found the foot of Holly Tilley at the top of the 18-yard box. Tilley blasted a shot in mid air that appeared labeled for the upper 90, but Renee Kertz made perhaps her best save of the season, diving to her right and deflecting the shot off the goal post and to a Redhawk defender for a clear. That save kept the contest tied at 1-1 at the break, MSU held a 6-5 lead in shot attempts in the opening frame.
The Eagles put tremendous pressure on the Redhawk defense in the second half, controlling the ball for long stretches of the final regulation frame. MSU enjoyed an 8-3 advantage in second half shots, but directed only two on Kertz.
Southeast went on the attack in the 70th minute and Paige Luehmann's first cross went wide of everyone to the far corner. Crowden alertly chased the ball down before it went out of bounds and served a high ball back into the middle that Byrd headed cleanly into the goal for her third tally of the season.
The Eagles attempted three more shots in the final 20 minutes, but only one was directed on goal as Kertz helped secure the Redhawks' win.
MSU finished up with a 14-8 advantage in shots and a 6-2 edge in shots on goal. Southeast took two corner kicks compared to only one by Morehead State.
Kertz stopped five of six shots to pick up her second-straight victory. Elizabeth Floyd allowed two goals on two shots.
BELMONT 2, TENNESSEE TECH 1
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Tech soccer team took on the newest addition to the Ohio Valley Conference Sunday afternoon, falling to the Belmont Bruins 2-1 in overtime. The Golden Eagles kept the Bruins at bay for over 74 minutes before Belmont finally broke through and scored two unanswered goals to pull off the come-from-behind win.
Tech got things started between the regional rivals, scoring in teh 21st minute. Junior midfielder and Cookeville native Jessica Wilson scored her first career goal off a Kris Cambron assist, knocking the ball in the lower right corner of the net to give the Golden Eagles a 1-0 advatage.
For exactly 54 minutes, the Golden Eagles held the Bruins off the scoreboard. Laura Harris, who netted two goals in the match, scored a header off the crossbar to tie up the match in the 75th minute. She would later head in another goal in the 94th minute to give the Bruins their third OVC victory.
Freshman goalkeeper Jordan Brown recorded seven saves in the match, bringing her season total to 97. She now sits second in the OVC for saves and first for saves per game with 6.91. She has played every minute this season for the Golden Eagles, including all 93 in Sunday's match.
Senior midfielder Kris Cambron moved up to sixth on the Tennessee Tech all-time list for career assists with 10. She leads the Golden Eagles with three assists this season.
Junior defender Katie Phillips once again played every minute for Tech. She has now played every minute this season for the Golden Eagles.