SUNDAY SCORES
UT Martin 4, @Jacksonville State 1
@Morehead Staet 1, Austin Peay 0
Eastern Illinos 1, @SIUE 0
Eastern Kentucky 3, @Belmont 1
UT MARTIN 4, JACKSONVILLE STATE 1
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - The University of Tennessee at Martin soccer squad tallied a 4-1 victory over Ohio Valley Conference opponent Jacksonville State this afternoon.
UT Martin (10-2-1, 5-0-1 OVC) kept up its electric pace today and was led by the foursome of Amy McGivern, Danae Kaldaridou, Samantha Kelly and Kamryn Chappell as each netted a goal apiece. McGivern paced the Skyhawks in shots as she racked up four on the day. Kaldaridou reeled off three shots while Kelly, Skylor Keane and Jaden Hildreth each recorded a pair of shots. Bella Roberts, Blare Gerido, Alice Adams and Chappell all put up one shot apiece to round out the category. Keane and Roberts tallied an assist each in the matchup.
The UT Martin midfield and defending corps was able to hold Jacksonville State to just nine total shots, four of which were on goal.
Erica Myers played the first 74:26 of the match between the posts and tallied two saves while allowing the lone Gamecock goal. Makenzie Crawford finished out the bout and stood tall in goal as she racked up a save in her 15:34 played.
Kelly would get the Skyhawks on the scoreboard first as she found the back of the net in the ninth minute on a cross from Keane on the left side. McGivern hit pay dirt at the 25:08 mark as she took a pass from Roberts to connect from the top of the box on the right side. Jacksonville State cracked into the scoring column in the 43rd minute as Chloe Doherty was able to match up with Myers one-on-one.
Kaldaridou got things started in the second half as she netted an unassisted goal at the 65:43 mark. Chappell issued the final blow in the 67th minute as she made the most of her penalty kick opportunity.
MOREHEAD STATE 1, AUSTIN PEAY 0
MOREHEAD, Ky. - The Morehead State soccer team knocked off Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at Jayne Stadium.
A goal in the 5th minute by senior forward Dani Wilson proved to be enough as the Eagles defense and senior goalkeeper Michelle Washburn was able to contain the Governors' offense.
Wilson, who has now scored in back-to-back games, was able to beat the Austin Peay defender to a through ball played up by freshman forward Colleen Swift. The senior from Elizabethtown, Ky., took full advantage of the goalkeeper being out of position and got off a clean shot into the back-left corner of the goal.
The goal was Wilson's sixth of 2018 and the 15th of her career. Swift notched her second save of the season on the goal as well.
In goal for the Eagles, Washburn made her second start of 2018 and made five saves on her way to recording her second-career shutout. Her first came on September 3, 2017, in a 2-0 Morehead State win over Chattanooga.
Austin Peay's Claire LaRose led the team with three shots and two shots on goal.
Along with strong defense, the Eagles were also able to outshoot the Governors 16-12.
The victory improves Morehead State to 3-11 overall and 2-4 in OVC play where they now have six points. Austin Peay drops to 8-5-1 and 3-3-1 in the conference while remaining with 10 points.
EASTERN ILLINOIS 1, SIUE 0
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Eastern Illinois women's soccer returned to the road on Sunday afternoon as the Panthers secured a big win in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 1-0 win at SIUE.
Pilar Barrio scored the game winner in the 71st minute for the Panthers as she had a quick one-touch on a ball passed into the box by Henar Urteaga.
EIU improved to 4-6-4 overall, 3-2-2 in the OVC. SIUE fell to 5-7 overall, 4-3 in the OVC.
The match had two lightning delays that impacted the flow of the match.
Sara Teteak posted her seventh shutout of the season and fifth in OVC play as the junior stopped seven Cougars shots on goal. Becca Jostes had three of the seven shots on goal for SIUE.
EIU finished the match with five shots on goal with Itxaso Aguero posting two shots on goal for the Panthers.
EASTERN KENTUCKY 3, BELMONT 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Eastern Kentucky earned a road win on Sunday as it defeated Belmont, 3-1. With the win the Colonels improve to 6-6-2 overall and 2-2-2 in the OVC while the Bruins fall to 5-6-2 overall and 3-3-1 in conference play.
Sarah Owusu scored the games first goal at th 8:16 mark to give Eastern Kentucky the early 1-0 lead.
Monica Rios extended the Colonels lead as she netted what would be the game-winning goal just over 11 minutes into the second half.
Belmont's Rachel Vernon cut the lead to 2-1 with her first score of her career.
Eastern Kentucky would add an insurance score five minutes later as Kylie Thompson found the back of the net.
EKU goalkeeper Zoe Aguirre made a pair of saves in the game. Belmont's keeper Lily Herman also made two stops.