THURSDAY'S SCORES
@Murray State 1, Austin Peay 0
MURRAY STATE 1, AUSTIN PEAY 0
MURRAY, Ky. - The Murray State Racers women's soccer team extended their Ohio Valley Conference unbeaten streak to 28-consecutive games, as they defeated Austin Peay 1-0 at Cutchin Field in Murray, Ky.
Murray moves to 10-1-2 overall and 5-0-2 in the OVC while Austin Peay falls to 7-6-3 overall and 2-4-3 in the OVC.
With the win, women's soccer is the first athletic team for Murray to beat the Governors this year in the Heritage Bank Battle of the Border. Austin Peay leads the yearlong competition six points to three, as the Governors beat the Racers in football and volleyball.
The Governers had some luck going their way in the first half, as the Racers narrowly missed on multiple qualities chances, putting up 10 shots in the process.
Keeping the pressure on the Governors, Murray put up 13 more shots in the second frame, with the the most important coming at the 79th minute. Emma Heise collected a blocked shot inside the box and found the back of the net for her second goal of the year to put Murray up 1-0
Alex Steigerwald picked up her 10th win of the year, making four saves against Austin Peay. She now stands with a 10-1-2 overall record in net.
Austin Peay goalkeeper Mary Parker Powell made five stops and gave up just one goal in the match. McKenzie Dixon led the Govs with three shots while Kirstin Robertson had two shots.