SUNDAY'S SCORES
SIUE 3, @Eastern Kentucky 1
@Jacksonville State 4, Belmont 2
UT Martin 2, @Eastern Illinois 1 (OT)
@Southeast Missouri 2, Morehead State 1
@Austin Peay 0, Tennessee Tech 0 (2OT)
SIUE 3, EASTERN KENTUCKY 1
RICHMOND, Ky. - SIUE women's soccer wins its second consecutive conference road game in a 3-1 decision against Eastern Kentucky.
The Cougars improve to 9-5-1 on the season and 6-1 in conference play, keeping their first place spot in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Senior Michelle Auer scored the first goal of the game in the 14th minute. After an assist from Emily Grahl, she beat the goalkeeper one on one and easily netted the ball with an open goal. The goal was Auer's sixth on the season.
Cassie Smith of EKU scored the equalizer in the 29th minute.
It wasn't long before the Cougars found the game-winning goal in the 32nd minute. An Auer corner kick was headed by Cassidy Sherman before Katye Skrivan was able to find the back of the net, scoring her second goal of the year.
Freshman Caroline Hoefert sealed the victory for the Cougars in the 77th minute on an assist from Jorie Clawson. The header marked Hoefert's second goal this season.
SIUE was able to use every position player on the roster who was available.
SIUE outshot the Colonels 16-11. Jennifer Pelley saved three on the game.
JACKSONVILLE STATE 4, BELMONT 2
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - - The Jacksonville State soccer team claimed its fourth consecutive match and its fifth Ohio Valley Conference win of the season after topping Belmont, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the JSU Soccer Field.
JSU completed the weekend sweep with the win over the Bruins. Jax State improved to 9-7-0 on the season and 5-2 in the conference. The five OVC wins is the most by a Gamecocks soccer squad since joining the league in 2003. BU fell to 5-6-4 overall and 2-3-2 against the OVC. With the win, the Gamecocks moved into a three-way tie for second in the league standings with three matches left on the docket. Southeast Missouri and Murray State also have 5-2 records through the first seven matches of the season. The Cougars of SIU Edwardsville currently lead the league with a 6-1 mark after downing Eastern Kentucky on Sunday. JSU will host SIUE and SEMO next weekend.
JSU posted the lone first-half goal just past the midway point of the 45 minute half as senior Lindsey Jackson took a feed from redshirt junior Courtney Hurt and got past the Bruins' defense for a one-on-one attack with the goalkeeper. Jackson, from Marietta, Ga., angled the ball past BU's Lindsey Espe for her second goal of the weekend. The offensive opportunities were limited by both sides as JSU had five shots in the first half, while BU was credited with six.
The Gamecocks' have one of the most explosive offenses in the OVC and it showed why with three goals within a seven-minute span in the second half. Junior Kelsey Bright tallied her first of two goals on the day at the 50th minute. Sophomore Taylor Carsen flicked the ball past Espe to Bright for the open net score. Carsen, who manufactured the second goal of the day, etched her name in the scoring column after taking a rebound shot that was blocked by BU in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. It was Carsen's first goal of her career and would be the eventual game-winner after BU tacked on a pair of late goals.
Bright now shares the team lead in goals after finalizing the JSU scoring in the 57th minute. Sophomore Abbey Clausen and Hurt created the scoring opportunity with Bright capitalizing on the play. The Kingwood, Texas-native has nine goals on the season, sharing that spot with Hurt.
The Bruins, feeling the pressure of a 4-0 deficit, started to get more opportunities in the second half as they carded 17 of their 22 shots in the second half. Taylor Smith put BU on the scoreboard in the 60th minute, while Belicia Mendiola netted a ball from a corner kick.
Freshman Caroline Robinson had another solid outing in the net with a career-high 12 saves in the win.
UT MARTIN 2, EASTERN ILLINOIS 1
CHARLESTON, Ill. - – Eastern Illinois honored its six members of its women’s soccer senior class on Sunday afternoon as the Panthers fell in overtime, 2-1, to UT Martin in the final home match of the season for EIU.
EIU fell to 2-13-2 on the year, 1-6-1 in the OVC as the Panthers will wrap up the season next weekend at Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State. UTM improved to 10-5-1 overall, 4-2-1 in the OVC.
Rianna Jarrett won the match for UT Martin as she headed home a corner kick with just under a minute remaining in the first overtime period. The corner kick was served up by Dominika Conc.
EIU took an early lead in the match as Chris Reed scorer on a header in the 10th minute. Reed’s goal came following a deflection on a shot by Meagan Radloff after the ball had been served into the box by Allie Lakie.
UTM tied the match at 1-1 three and a half minutes later as Conc scored in the 13th minute. She powered a shot into the upper right corner from 35 yards out after a pass from Alyssa Curtis.
Emily Hinton made 12 saves for EIU as the Skyhawks had a 23-8 total shots advantage. Mariah Klenke made six saves for UTM.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 2, MOREHEAD STATE 1
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - - Southeast Missouri (8-5-0, 5-2-0) scored twice within a six-minute span late in the first half and held on for a 2-1 victory over Morehead State (8-5-5, 3-3-2) on Sunday afternoon.
Senior F Breana Beine opened up the scoring in the 32nd minute when she scored at the far post for her team-leading seventh goal of the season. Fellow senior MF Torey Byrd and sophomore MF Jennifer Antonacci pushed the ball ahead to assist on the score.
Less than six minutes later, sophomore MF Kaitlin Kuznacic took a pass from Beine and found the net for her first career goal. It was Beine's second assist of the season and her team-best 16th point.
Morehead State cut the lead in half when Kimberly Golden scored on a rebound off a save by Southeast freshman GK Kindra Lierz in the 43rd minute.
From there, the Redhawks defense held strong against an aggressive Eagles attack. Morehead State finished with 21 shots on the afternoon, including 11 shots on goal. Southeast recorded eight shots and four shots on goal.
Beine led the Redhawks with three shots. Fellow senior F Kasey Crowden and sophomore D Christina Rohde both had close scoring chances.
Lierz set a career-high with 10 saves on the afternoon. She stopped five scoring chances in each half.
Morehead State played two goalkeepers in the contest. Kaitlynn Murphy made one save in relief of Elizabeth Floyd, who surrendered the two goals. Angela Black posted game-highs of five shots and three shots on goal after entering as a reserve.
AUSTIN PEAY 0, TENNESSEE TECH 0
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - he chances were there for Austin Peay State University women's soccer team in Sunday's Senior Day match against Tennessee Tech, but the final touch was elusive as the Lady Govs battled the Golden Eagles to a scoreless draw at Morgan Brothers Soccer Field.
After playing to a draw for the first time since Oct. 29, 2013, Austin Peay finds itself at 4-10-1 (3-3-1 OVC) on the season, sitting seventh in the league and a point back from defending champion Morehead State for the final spot in the OVC Tournament with three matches remaining. Tennessee Tech (2-11-2, 0-5-2 OVC) picks up its second point in league play.
The two squads spent much of the first half feeling one another out, until the final 15 minutes of the period. During the half's final third, the Lady Govs unleashed six shots, including a penalty kick from sophomore Gina Fabbro that was saved by Tennessee Tech keeper Rebecca Toler, who stopped the ensuing rebound by junior Courtney Sheppard as well.
Despite doubling up the Golden Eagles shot total, 16-8, the Lady Govs were never able to solve Toler and the Tennessee Tech defense. In the second half, Austin Peay was only able to put two shots on frame: a 77th-minute attempt by junior Shelby Olszewski and a last-minute try by sophomore Mary Ruth Locastro.
The two overtime periods netted little more in the way of offensive attempts. Senior Frankie Carbajal put one on frame in the 94th minute, and Tennessee Tech's Zoie Hensley forced a save from junior Nikki Filippone in the 102nd, but both sides came away from the contest without a tally on the scoreboard.
Toler made six saves for the Golden Eagles, while Filippone made two for Austin Peay. It's the first scoreless draw Austin Peay has been a part of since Oct. 14, 2012 against SIU Edwardsville. The contest doubled as Senior Day for Lady Govs Carbajal and Claire Pultz, who were honored in an on-field pregame ceremony.