Ohio Valley Conference

 

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - On Sunday afternoon, Lindenwood (10-5-4, 4-1-4 OVC) took on Morehead State (9-7-6, 4-3-2 OVC) in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Championship. After falling behind 2-0 early, the Lions were able to come back and score three unanswered goals, to win the OVC Championship 3-2.

In the first half, Morehead State would tally the first goal of the match at 20:47. Morehead State's goal would come from a Lindenwood own goal. 12 minutes later, Morehead would find their second goal of the afternoon, scoring off a rebound. Morehead State would keep Lindenwood off the scoresheet in the first half, resulting in the Lions trailing 2-0 after 45 minutes of play. In the half, Lindenwood outshot Morehead State 10-5. Caroline Ritter made two stops in the half.




In the second half, Lindenwood hungry to find their first goal on the afternoon, puts one into the back of the net in the 49th minute, from a Mackenzie Compton left-footed shot into the top-left corner of the net. With time running out in the match, Lindenwood would score the equalizer at 82:46, to tie the match up at 2-2. Lindenwood's second goal on the afternoon came from an Anna Johnson left-footed shot inside the box, finessing it pass the Eagles' goalkeeper. Johnson's goal would be assisted by Georgia Pardalos. A little less than three minutes later, at 85:09, Lindenwood would be fouled inside the box, leading to a penalty kick. Tasneem Dizdarevic would take the penalty kick for the Lions, and would succeed, scoring the ball into the left-side of the goal. Lindenwood would hold the Eagles off the scoring column for the remainder of the game. In the final half, Lindenwood outshot Morehead State 16-6. Ritter would make four saves in the second half, for a total of six on the afternoon.

This would be the first time in program history Lindenwood has won the OVC Championship in women' soccer.

2024 OVC Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team
Mackenzie Compton, Lindenwood (MVP)
Georgia Pardalos, Lindenwood
Rachel Jackson, Lindenwood
Eyglo Thosteinsdottir, Lindenwood
Anna Lohrer, Morehead State
Gracen Houck, Morehead State
Hedda Ornberg, Morehead State
Allison Lee, Tennessee Tech
Meredith Nye, Tennessee Tech
Abbie Smith, Little Rock
Camryn Jacobs, Little Rock