THURSDAY'S SCORES
@Eastern Illinois 0, Lindenwood 0
@Southeast Missouri 1, Southern Indiana 0
@Tennessee Tech 1, Morehead State 0
@SIUE 4, UT Martin 1
EASTERN ILLINOIS 0, LINDENWOOD 0
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Illinois peppered the goal with nine shots on goal and another three scoring chances that hit the post or crossbar as the Panthers played to a 0-0 draw with Lindenwood on Thursday afternoon in the final home match of the season for EIU.
Lindenwood goalkeeper Sam Blazek was up to the task making all nine saves for the Lions for the shutout while EIU goalkeeper Daniela Bermeo turned away just one Lindenwood shot on goal to record her sixth shutout of the season.
Cam Korhorn had four of the Panthers shots on goal including three in the opening half. Sarah Hagg hit the crossbar on a free kick that bounced in front of the goal for a Kenzie Balcerak header that was scooped up by Blazek.
Balcerak and Ava Hensley both added two shots on goal for EIU which had 17 total shots in the match.
Hannah Scholer had the lone shot on goal for Lindenwood in the opening half while Lily Sutter had the three of the Lions five total shots in the match.
EIU moved to 2-5-8 on the season, 0-3-4 in the OVC. The eight ties are now tied for the most in the NCAA this season with Bellarmine. The Panthers play at Southern Indiana on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the final regular season match which could decide the final spot in this year’s OVC Tournament field.
Lindenwood wrapped up its regular season with a 5-7-5 record, 2-2-4 in the OVC as the Lions have already qualified for the OVC Tournament.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1, SOUTHERN INDIANA 0
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - University of Southern Indiana Women's Soccer senior goalkeeper Maya Etienne (Midland, Michigan) placed her name third all-time for career saves in USI history Thursday night, collecting a season-high 12 saves. Unfortunately, for the Screaming Eagles, Southeast Missouri State University picked up the 1-0 win, scoring the game-winner in the final seconds.
The first half started with Southeast Missouri getting three shots on goal in the first 15 minutes, and all three were saved by Etienne. The three early saves moved her into sole possession of third all-time for career saves in the USI record books. Etienne tallied five saves total in the first 45 minutes.
Sophomore Adriana Berruti (Berwyn, Illinois), senior midfielder Jill DiTusa (St. Charles, Illinois), and sophomore defender Maggie Duggan (Defiance, Missouri) were responsible for USI's three shots in the first half. The Screaming Eagles also earned three corner kicks in the opening half.
With neither defense budging through the first two-thirds of the match, the physicality of the contest ramped up in the second half. Through 60 minutes, there were a combined 22 fouls between the two schools.
The 0-0 battle continued, as Etienne continued to stand tall in goal for USI against a persistent attack by Southeast Missouri. The senior from Midland, Michigan made her seventh save of the second half and season-high 12th save in the 70th minute.
Both squads utilized their roster depth midway into the second half, trying to find fresh legs from their substitutions to spark energy on the offensive end.
Minutes after Duggan's second shot of the night, senior forward Taylor Hall (Grayson, Kentucky) took a chance on goal with just under six minutes remaining, but the shot was saved by SEMO's freshman goalkeeper Sophia Elfrink.
As the seconds ticked down and the urgency increased, Southeast Missouri found the back of the net on a goal in the final seconds by freshman forward Cayla Koerner, resulting in the 1-0 final. Koerner led the Redhawks with five shots and three on goal in the match.
Overall, USI placed three of six shots on target with five corner kicks. Southeast Missouri finished with 13 of 19 shots on frame and three corner kicks. There was a total of 29 fouls between the two teams.
Duggan led the Screaming Eagles with two shots and tied Hall and junior forward Morgan Beyer (Rossford, Ohio) with a shot on goal each.
Etienne's 12 saves surpassed her previous season-high of eight saves, which came earlier in October against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. A dozen saves were also the second-most in her career, three off the career-best 15 stops she made in November 2019 against Grand Valley State University.
TENNESSEE TECH 1, MOREHEAD STATE 0
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech defeated Morehead State, 1-0, on Thursday to clinch at least a share of the OVC regular-season title. The Golden Ealgles improve to 5-0-2 in the OVC and 7-4-4 overall while the Eagles fall to 4-1-2 in league play and 7-5-3 overall.
After a scoreless first half, Tennessee Tech's Bailey Taylor scored the game-winning goal at the 73:33 mark. It was her third goal of the season. Maggie Conrad made three saves to earn the shutout.
Kate Larbes, Eli Soderberg and Sejla Podzic each recorded a shot on-goal for the Eagles. Erin Gibbs gave up just one goal and made eight saves.
SIUE 4, UT MARTIN 1
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE defeated UT Martin, 4-1, on Thursday night. With the win the Cougars improved to 4-1-2 in the OVC and 5-5-4 overall while the Skyhawks fell to 1-4-2 in league play and 3-8-4 overall.
The Cougars scored three goals in the first 14 minutes of action. Taylor Dolt got SIUE on the board with her second goal of the season while Sindey Christopher notched her first goal of the year. Matea Diekman netted her second score of the season at the 13:09 mark. Mario Haro also got in on the scoring at the 29:29 mark.
UT Martin's Sophia Mankowski scored the lone Skyhawk goal at the 19:21 mark. It was her second of the season.