SUNDAY SCORES
@Eastern Illinois 1, Austin Peay 0
@Jacksonville State 1, Southeast Missouri 0 (OT)
@SIUE 2, Murray State 1 (OT)
EASTERN ILLINOIS 1, AUSTIN PEAY 0
CHARLESTON, Ill. - A solid defensive effort was rewarded with a quick counter strike for the only goal of the afternoon as Eastern Illinois beat Austin Peay, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field.
EIU improved to 3-5-3 overall, 2-1-1 in the OVC while APSU fell to 6-4-1 overall, 1-2-1 in the OVC.
The two teams clamped down on defense around the goal box all afternoon as EIU and Austin Peay both registered two shots on goal in the first half. The Panthers had an additional shot hit the cross bar while the Governors had a shot hit off the post.
In the second half the solid defensive effort continued as EIU did not allow a second half shot on goal allowing Sara Teteak to post her third shutout of the OVC season and fifth overall this year.
The lone goal of the match came on a quick counter as Kate Olson sent the ball ahead to Lexi Ketterhagen who then fed it to the right side of the box for a shot by Kayla Stolfa in the 71st minute. It was Stolfa’s first goal of the season as she beat APSU goalkeeper Mary Parker Powell.
APSU pressed in the final 18 minutes of the match finishing the day with 11 total shots including six in the second half. One late shot attempt was blocked in the box by Henar Urteaga.
Claire Larose had five shots in the match for APSU. Shelby Stewart and Renee Semaan had the Governors shots on goal.
EIU finished the match with eight total shots. Olson and Sarah DeWolf both had two shots and one shot on goal.
JACKSONVILLE STATE 1, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 0
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - The Jacksonville State soccer team picked up its first Ohio Valley Conference win with Julia Papa's golden goal in overtime to top Southeast Missouri on Sunday at the JSU Soccer Field.
The Gamecocks notched their third win of the season and first since August 19 against Jackson State. JSU moved to 1-1 in league play after opening the OVC slate at Tennessee Tech on September 14. The Redhawks fell to 2-7 overall and 0-3 in OVC contests.
Papa's goal was the first of her collegiate career as the Uxbridge, Ontario , Canada freshman made her fourth career start after being inserted in to the starting line up four matches ago against Samford. Papa netted the game winner in the 96th minute after redshirt freshman Abigail Martinez lifted a ball over the SEMO defender for Papa to capitalize. Martinez was credited with her second assist of the season and finished with two shots.
Both teams had scoring chances throughout the extended match with 31 combined shots with Jax State holding a plus-three advantage in shots, 17-14. After just four in the first 45 minutes, the Gamecocks controlled the pace with aa shots in the second half and two in the first six minutes of overtime, including the game winner off the foot of Papa. SEMO tallied eight shots in the first half and six combined in the final half and overtime session.
Junior Emma Meadows led the Gamecocks with three shots in the result with all three on goal chances. Senior Claire Petersen added two opportunities. Freshman Reilly Kucko came off the bench for a pair of shots..
SEMO was led by Esmie Gonzales and Cassidi Tomsu with four shots each.
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Morgan Lerch recorded her fourth shutout of the season with a clean worksheet. Lerch had one save in the 96 minute affair.
SIUE 2, MURRAY STATE 1
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The SIUE women's soccer team wins in walk-off fashion for the second straight game after beating Ohio Valley Conference leaders Murray State 2-1 in overtime Sunday.
The Cougars improve to 4-5 (3-1 OVC) and the Racers fall to 6-2-1 (2-1 OVC). SIUE defeated Austin Peay in overtime 2-1 Friday.
Murray State began the scoring in the third minute with a goal from Symone Cooper. Miyah Watford crossed the ball in for the Racers and Cooper headed home the try.
The second half is where the Cougars picked up their offensive and defensive pressure, dominating possession throughout the second half.
In the 67th minute, SIUE's Tamia Cash brought the ball up from her left-back position. She made a few defenders miss and put in a good shot, which Murray State goalkeeper Alex Stelgerwald saved.
The Cougars pulled things level in the 69th minute with a Becca Jostes goal, her second of the season. Allison Wendt put through a ball to Jostes, which she slotted away with a nice far post shot.
In the 84th minute, Jostes drove the ball into the Racers penalty box. She was tripped up by a defender after dribbling past her, resulting in a penalty kick. Jostes missed the PK wide left.
Murray State picked up their offensive urgency late in the second half, but the SIUE defenders held strong, forcing overtime.
Two minutes into OT, SIUE's Wendt had a great throw into the box, which touched Courtney Benning before falling to Ikeda for the game winner.
SIUE outshot Murray State 21-9. Jostes and Kayla Klipsch each had four shots, leading the Cougars. SIUE goalkeeper Jensen Schoch recorded six saves.