SUNDAY'S SCORES
@Iowa 4,
Southeast Missouri 0
Little Rock 1, @Grambling 1
@IUPUI 5, T
ennessee Tech 2
@Austin Peay 2,
Morehead State 1
@Lindenwood 1, Southern Illinois 1
North Dakota 2,
@Southern Indiana 0
@Milwaukee 4,
Western Illinois 0
Murray State 2,
@UT Marin 1
IOWA 4, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 0
IOWA CITY, Iowa -Southeast Missouri soccer (2-2-1) fell Sunday afternoon at Big 10-member Iowa on Sunday morning by a final score of 4-0.
Goalkeeper Sophia Elfrink registered six saves in a full 90-minute shift on the morning as the Redhawks were outshot by a total of 15-0.
The Hawkeyes registered 10 shots-on-goal and had four different players register a goal as Iowa remained undefeated on the year (4-0-0).
The loss on Sunday halted a SEMO two-match undefeated streak (1 W, 1 D).
Two Redhawks played the entire 90-minute shift in defenders Natalie Jackson and Maddie Paulson.
SEMO will be back in action in one week as they travel to Murray, Ky. to take on the Racers. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m., CT.
LITTLE ROCK 1, GRAMBLING 1
GRAMBLING, La. - Recap coming soon.
IUPUI 5, TENNESSEE TECH 2
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -A pair of second-half scores got the Tennessee Tech soccer team on the board, but a flurry of IUPUI goals was too much to overcome in a 5-2 defeat Sunday afternoon at Michael A. Carroll Stadium.
Two Golden Eagles gathered their first goals of 2023, with Katie Toney tallying a score in the 53rd minute and Bailey Taylor finding the back of the net in the 69th minute. Taylor's net-finder was part of a three-point showing for the Powell, Tenn. product, who also captured her first assist of the season on Toney's strike. Taylor's goal was her 13th her of her Tech tenure, while the senior forward's assist was her seventh helper of her Golden Eagle career.
Freshman Sydney Clements picked up her first collegiate assist on Taylor's score with just over 20 minutes left in regulation, helping push the Golden Eagles (0-3-2) to their first two-goal output in a match this year that featured a season-high 14 shots and six shots on-goal for Tech.
IUPUI (4-2-0) got off to a sizzling start behind five goals in the tilt's first 50 minutes, with five different Jaguars splitting the pipes as part of an IUPUI attack that entered the affair with already nine scores over its first five contests.
Emma Manolovic unwrapped the scoring in the 14th minute, before Lindsey Castillo doubled up the margin with a drive in the 32nd minute. Leading 2-0, IUPUI would catch fire behind three more goals in an eight-minute span that bridged the end of the first half into the beginning of the second.
Jessica Jacobs put the Jaguars ahead 3-0 with a goal in the 42nd minute, while Kailyn Smith put one home in the 49th minute and Avery Bangert scored in the 50th minute to cap off the Jaguar offensive performance. IUPUI notched six assists on the afternoon, with Leah Shumate serving as the only Jaguar to pick up a pair of helpers.
Maggie Conrad and Kendall Curran shared goalkeeping responsibilities for TTU, with each Golden Eagle playing 45 minutes in between the pipes. Conrad surrendered three goals and collected four saves in the first half, and Curran allowed two goals and made four stops in the second in her first collegiate contest.
Yao Giada Zhou paced the Golden Eagles with three shots and two shots on-point, while Sam Slimak led the match in both departments behind five total attempts and three tries on-frame.
Tech will wrap up its season-long two-match road swing with a Thursday night meeting at UAB. Kickoff from Birmingham, Ala. is set for 6 p.m. CT.
AUSTIN PEAY 2, MOREHEAD STATE 1
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -Once again, the Morehead State soccer team had the advantage in nearly all the stats, but Sunday, the Eagles came up short on the scoreboard at Austin Peay, 2-1.
MSU slipped to 1-3-1, while the Govs moved to 2-3-1, scoring a pair of first-half goals before the Eagles cut the lead in half before halftime.
Trailing 2-0, freshman Hedda Ornberg netted her second career goal at the 36:13 mark. Her tally was assisted by junior Erin Fite, the second helper of her Eagle career.
Morehead State, the Ohio Valley Conference leader in shots, kept up the pace against Austin Peay. The Eagles sent 18 shots toward the goal, with 10 on target. MSU also dominated in corner kicks, 10-2. The Eagles had a pair of corner chances and two shots on goal in the final three minutes.
The shots were balanced for MSU, with fifth-year Kate Larbes, junior Avery Redmon and freshman Michelle Hochstadt taking a trio apiece.
MSU also saw the home team commit three times as many fouls as it was whistled for, 15-5.
The Eagles will appear at home again this week as they host Bellarmine Thursday at 6 p.m. ET.
LINDENWOOD 1, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -On a warm Sunday afternoon, the Lindenwood women's soccer team (2-2-1, 0-0-0 OVC) hosted Southern Illinois (1-2-3, 0-0-0 MVC), in a tightly contested match. The result ended in a 1-1 tie.
In the first half, both teams were held scoreless, with both teams giving up five shots. The Lions had four shots on net while the Salukis had one shot on net. In the half, the Lions had seven corners, while giving up only two corner kicks. The Lions would go into half tied 0-0.
To start off the second half, the Salukis were the first to get on the board, scoring just one minute into the second frame. The Salukis would not hold the lead for very long. In the 58th minute, Maggie Weller would put in the equalizer, to tie the game up at 1-1. Weller's goal would be assisted by Anna Johnson. Both teams would remain scoreless for the rest of the game. The Lions would take seven shots in this half, while giving up only three.
Erika Anstine would start in net for the Lions making two saves on one goal against.
The Lions will return to action on September 7th , at Missouri State, at 7:00 pm in Springfield, Mo., to start off their three game road slate.
NORTH DAKOTA 2, SOUTHERN INDIANA 0
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -University of Southern Indiana Women's Soccer continued its strong stretch of play on Sunday afternoon, but the Screaming Eagles began their three-match homestand on the wrong end of a 2-0 loss against the University of North Dakota.
Sunday's result moved USI to 0-5-1 on the season, as the Screaming Eagles push forward in non-conference play and their preparation for the Ohio Valley Conference season. For North Dakota, out of the Summit League, the Fighting Hawks won their second consecutive match and extended their unbeaten streak to four.
The match started with both teams trying to assert their style of play. USI sophomore keeper Anna Markland (Hoover, Alabama) and North Dakota's fifth-year senior keeper Madi Livingston made a pair of saves early in the first half. Livingston stopped shots from USI sophomore defender Charli Grafton (Sunriver, Oregon) and freshman forward Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California). The Screaming Eagles turned up the pressure on North Dakota's defensive half of the field, controlling the possession.
Following the first-half hydration break, North Dakota quickly took back the momentum. As play resumed, the Fighting Hawks raced up the field and dropped a pass back that was put into the back of the net at the 22-minute mark. However, the Screaming Eagles continued to be the aggressors, getting a couple of shots on goal a few minutes later from sophomore midfielder Peyton Murphy (Bargersville, Indiana) and senior midfielder Paige Vanek (St. Charles, Missouri). Within the last minute of the first half, sophomore forward Deklan Larring (Franklin, Tennessee) sent in a strong strike that forced Livingston to make a high, punch-away save, keeping the score 1-0 North Dakota at the intermission.
Out of halftime, USI continued to control the flow of the match, despite the game's pace and physicality increasing in the second half. Vanek recorded her second shot on goal in the 50th minute but was saved by Livingston. USI also added to its high tally of corner kicks, getting opportunities off set pieces and the Screaming Eagles' relentless pressure. Midway into the second half, USI's reserves helped maintain the pressure up front.
In the latter minutes of the second half, USI started to push its numbers forward to try and find an equalizing goal. North Dakota's defensive unit held tight, getting stops and creating counter opportunities in the other direction. In the 86th minute, North Dakota's sophomore midfielder Amelia Loeffler had her shot punched away by Markland. Loeffler was coming off a two-goal game on Thursday and scored the game-winner in 2022 against USI. With North Dakota still ahead 1-0, USI went back in the other direction, getting a final chance from sophomore defender Brynn Quick (Cottage Grove, Minnesota), whose shot missed high. Inside the final minute, North Dakota took advantage of the high numbers from USI and countered for a second goal that closed out the match.
For the contest, both programs totaled 10 shots apiece. USI placed six shots on goal compared to North Dakota's five. Southern Indiana doubled up North Dakota in corner kicks, 8-4. Vanek led USI as the only player to take two shots, putting both on frame. In goal, Markland finished with three saves.
Southern Indiana continues its homestand at Strassweg Field on Thursday at 7 p.m. against Austin Peay State University. Thursday's match can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+.
MILWAUKEE 4, WESTERN ILLINOIS
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -The Leathernecks took their largest loss of the season on Sunday, when they faced off against Horizon League powerhouse Milwaukee. The Leathernecks were not able to end a previous 9-match winless streak vs. Milwaukee, as they took a 4-0 loss in Sunday's match.
Western was out shot 29-2 in the match, and were out done in shots on target 9-2. Freshman midfielder Alanna Pennington got a shot off in the first half, but it was saved by Milwaukee's keeper. Senior Sydnee Sagal also attempted a shot on goal, but was denied in the second half.
Milwaukee opened the scoring early, as they found the back of the net in the 7th minute. The Panthers scored again in the 32nd minute to take a 2-0 lead, before putting away a penalty kick to lead 3-0 into the half. They then drew and converted a penalty kick 15 minutes into the second half, increasing the lead to 4, which the Panthers would not relinquish.
Due to a kickoff temperature of 90 degrees, Western used a lot of substitutions in Sunday's matchup with the Panthers, as 20 total players checked into the game. No one player played the full 90 minutes, as junior Emmy Ellington checked out of the match for the first time in the 89th minute.
The Leathernecks fell to 1-3-1 on the season following the match. Western will return home this week, as they take on Green Bay at 3 PM on Thursday, at John Mackenzie Alumni Field. Western starts conference play soon, as they host SEMO on Sept. 21 in the school's first official OVC matchup of the year.
MURRAY STATE 2, UT MARTIN 1
MARTIN, Tenn. - Recap coming soon.