FRIDAY SCORES
Murray State 2, @Eastern Illinois 1
@Belmont 1, Morehead State 0
@UT Martin 3, Tennessee Tech 1
@SIUE 1, Austin Peay 0
MURRAY STATE 2, EASTERN ILLINOIS 1
CHARLESTON, Ill.- Eastern Illinois women’s soccer scored in the first five minutes of the match Friday afternoon but the Panthers could not sustain the early momentum falling to Murray State, 2-1, in Ohio Valley Conference action at Lakeside Field.
EIU fell to 2-5-3 on the season, 1-1-1 in the OVC. Murray State improved to 6-1-1 overall, 2-0 in the OVC.
Kate Olson scored the first goal of the match for the Panthers as she headed home a pass sent into the box by Lexi Ketterhagen off a corner kick. The goal came 4:27 into the match.
Murray State was able to even the match at 1-1 late in the 14th minute when Rebecca Kubin had a break down the left side of the field and scored on a low shot past EIU goalkeeper Sara Teteak.. Kubin’s goal came on an assist from Karsyn Hasch.
The Racers had a chance to go up 2-1 in the first half but missed a penalty kick.
In the second half Murray State goalkeeper Alex Steigerwald prevented EIU from going up 2-1 as she stopped a Panthers penalty kick in the 62nd minute.
Following the stop by Steigerwald, Murray State countered and was able to put away the game winner in the 63rd minute. Marley Hall scored the goal as she redirected a cross that hit the cross bar on a corner by Arianna Mendez.
Teteak finished with seven saves for EIU. Steigerwald had three saves.
BELMONT 1, MOREHEAD STATE 0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Belmont women's soccer team earned its first victory in Ohio Valley Conference play Friday, a win that boosted head coach Heather Henson into sole possession of first place in career wins with the program.
Henson's 53rd career win came via a 1-0 shutout against Morehead State at E.S. Rose Park. It's Belmont's fifth straight positive result which moves the team to 3-3-2 overall on the season with a 1-0-1 mark in conference outings.
Sophomore Julie Garst (Franklin, Tenn.) provided the game-winning goal in the 63rd minute, scoring on a ball played up by sophomore forward Paige Hewitt (Knoxville, Tenn.). Junior goal keeper Lily Herman (Springboro, Ohio) made three saves, all in the second half, to make sure the goal stood up.
It's Herman's second shutout this season.
Morehead State redshirt-sophomore goalkeeper Eva Helgadottir recorded two saves in the match including a penalty-kick stop in the 78th minute to keep the match a one-score affair.
SIUE 1, AUSTIN PEAY 0
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The SIUE women's soccer team defeated Austin Peay 1-0 in overtime Friday on senior night. The Cougars improve to 3-5 (2-1 Ohio Valley Conference) and the Governors fall to 6-3-1 (1-1-1 OVC).
Before the game, SIUE seniors Avery Anderson, Natalie Freeman and Ashlyn Walter were recognized for their Cougar athletic careers.
In the first half, SIUE outshot Austin Peay 9-4. They had multiple good looks on target, but Austin Peay goalkeeper Mary Parker Powell recorded five saves in the half.
The second half was much of the same with good looks from both teams.
In the 57th minute, Austin Peay's Amber Bateman took a ball into the box and hit the post with a low driven shot.
SIUE's Tamia Cash tried to slide in a shot near post from around 20 yards out, but Powell kept it out of goal.
Austin Peay goalkeeper Mary Parker Powell made nine saves in the game.
In extra time, SIUE recorded three shots, including the winner by Angel Ikeda. Courtney Benning crossed the ball into a scrum inside the six yard box, where Ikeda slotted it home for her first goal of the season.
The Cougars took 21 shots on the night, the second most this season.
Becca Jostes and Andrea Frerker both recorded four shots, leading the Cougars. Jensen Schoch recorded five saves on the night.
UT MARTIN 3, TENNESSEE TECH 1
?MARTIN, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Martin soccer team kept up its hot streak as it downed Tennessee Tech by a 3-1 margin.
UT Martin (7-2, 2-0 OVC) was firing on all cylinders tonight as the Skyhawks outshot the Golden Eagles 19-6. The only blemish on UT Martin’s play was a Tennessee Tech penalty kick late in the game that erased the shutout. Unfazed by the goal, the Skyhawks kept a calm head to come out victorious.
Leading the offense was senior Amy McGivern (two goals) while Alice Adams also netted a goal in the match. McGivern and Nicole Collins paced the club in shots as both put up four apiece. Alexius Thomas and Danae Kaldaridou each recorded an assist in the contest. Sara Ketis tallied a trio of swings followed by Jaden Hildreth’s two. Rounding out the shot column was Skylor Keane, Kamryn Chappell, Bella Roberts, Katelyn Colvin, Skylar Boes and Adams with one each.
The Skyhawk defense shined again as the back line corps of Kamryn Chappell, Jacalyn Schubring, Kaci Mitchell and Bianca McFarland all kept the Tennessee Tech scorers at bay.
Goalkeeper Erica Myers was faced with no shots in the bout and logged another full 90 minute contest.
UT Martin drew first blood in the fourth minute as Adams took a nifty pass from Collins inside the box for an open look to put the Skyhawks up 1-0.
McGivern would get to work at the 55:03 mark as she found a pass from Thomas to head the ball into the right corner to give UT Martin a 2-0 lead. Roughly 15 minutes would pass before McGivern received a quick pass from Kaldaridou to net a header at point blank range and put the Skyhawks up by a 3-0 margin.
Tennessee Tech spoiled the shutout at the 83:27 mark as Kendall Powell was awarded a penalty kick and made the most of her opportunity to narrow the score 3-1.