THURSDAY'S SCORES
@Morehead State 1, Austin Peay 0
@Belmont 1, Murray State 0
Tennessee Tech 2, @UT Martin 1
MOREHEAD STATE 1, AUSTIN PEAY 0
MOREHEAD, Ky. - Morehead State saw their defense shine once again as they continued to climb up the OVC standings with a 1-0 victory Thursday night over Austin Peay.
The win moves the Eagles to 4-6-3 on the season and 2-1-1 in league play. The Eagles also continued their stellar play at home, improving to 4-1-1 at MSU Recreation and Wellness Field this season.
The match was a defensive struggle for both sides, but the Eagles were able to control the pace for much of the night, outshooting the Governors 10-7. Junior goaltender Michelle Jerantowski notched her OVC-leading fourth shutout of the season and her second consecutive shutout at home. For the second straight home match, the Eagles defense stifled their opponent's offense, requiring only three saves from Jerantowski.
The lone tally was scored in the 25th minute, when the ball bounced off the hands of Austin Peay's keeper and found the right foot of Jenna Setters, who buried it into the top of the goal for the first goal of her collegiate career. The Eagles nearly doubled their lead with a chance from Colleen Swift four minutes later, but the shot bounced off the post.
Swift continued her offensive attack, putting two more shots on goal into the second half, but was unable to extend Morehead State's lead. A dangerous opportunity for Austin Peay materialized in the 88th minute, but was saved by a diving Jerantowski to preserve the shutout and the win for the Eagles.
BELMONT 1, MURRAY STATE 0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont defeated visiting Murray State, 1-0, on Thursday night.
Maci Pekmezien scored her third game-winning goal of the season on an assist by Rachel Vernon.
The Bruins' Andrea Leitner made five saves to earn her third straight shut out.
Audrey Brumfield and Hailey Cole led the Racers with two shots each. Murray State goalkeeper Jeanna Villacres made three saves and gave up just one goal.
TENNESSEE TECH 2, UT MARTIN 1
MARTIN, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech defeated UT Martin 2-1 in double overtime on Thursday.
After a scoreless first half, UT Martin's Jill Hildreth scored at the 51:04 mark to give the Skyhawks the lead.
Tennessee Tech's Bailey Taylor tied the game in the 71st minute.
Neither team would score the rest of the way sending the game into overtime.
Gabby Garcia found the back of the next with less than two minutes to go in the second overtime to give Tech the win.
The Golden Eagles Isabelle Austin gave up just one goal and made six stops. UT Martin goalkeeper Erica Meyers also made six stops in the game.