Ohio Valley Conference

MURRAY, Ky. - The Southeast Missouri Soccer team lost on the road to Murray State 4-0 Thursday afternoon. 

The Redhawks were limited to six shots with three shots on goal compared to the Racers who totaled 29 shots with 15 on target. 

Murray State struck early when Kate Donoghue took a shot from well outside the box and found the back of the net for the opening tally. The Racers would strike again before halftime when Ava Roberson scored to take a 2-0 lead into halftime. 

In the second half the Racers scored two goals in two minutes when Addison Howell scored in the 54th minute and Sydney Etter scored in the 56th minute. 

Cayla Koerner got the start and played 68 minutes in goal for SEMO and had seven saves on seven shots on goal. Holly Rimmer made her first appearance of the season playing 21 minutes and making four saves on five shots on goal. 

Justi Nelson recorded the only shot on goal and led the team with two shots. Maya Domian, returning from an injury, also recorded a shot. Skylar Craft and Rachel Kretzer also put their only shots on target. Carson Bohnenstiehl also made her first appearance of the season, also returning from an injury.

VAPARAISO 5, WESTERN ILLINOIS 1
MACOMB, Ill. - Western Illinois women's soccer struck first but couldn't hold off a strong Valparaiso attack, falling 5-1 Thursday evening at Northwest Field.

The Leathernecks wasted no time getting on the board, as freshman Abigail Schilling scored her first career goal just 79 seconds into the match to give WIU an early lead. Valparaiso, however, responded with four goals in the opening 20 minutes, including two from Kiara Desiderio, to take control of the match.

Western Illinois settled in during the second half, generating six shots and earning a penalty opportunity in the 79th minute, but Kayla Turner's attempt was saved. Goalkeeper Ariel Bernard finished with six saves in the effort.

WIU moves to 1-7 on the season.

BELLARMINE 2, MOREHEAD STATE 1
MOREHEAD, Ky. - For the second straight game, a late goal by the opponent doomed the Morehead State women's soccer team as it fell at home to Bellarmine on Thursday night at the MSU Soccer Field in Morehead, 2-1.

Senior midfielder Kennedy Baquero scored for the Eagles on a free kick in the 22nd minute, her second straight home outing with a goal.

However, Morehead State (2-6) was unable to overcome the Knights' attack as the visitors tallied goals in the 17th and 82nd minute to pull away to the victory. In both cases, McKenzie Carle converted on her shot with an assist by Sidney Rigsby.

MSU played well for most of the night but had a pair of defensive lapses that caught up with them.

Bellarmine (5-0-2) extended its unbeaten streak to seven games and remained undefeated on the road this season (3-0).

The Knights opened the scoring at 16:18 after a free kick was taken by Aubrey Bally 30 yards out in the middle of the field. Rigsby ran onto the ball jumped and headed it across the goal mouth from the right side around nine yards that MSU goalkeeper Claire Cress was unable to handle. Carle followed up by running onto the ball and slide it underneath a nearly horizontal Cress at the goal line. Both Bally and Rigsby were credited with assists on the play.

Morehead State answered at 21:03 when graduate student midfielder Karissa Vela was taken down from behind about 19 yards from the goal in the center of the field. A free kick ensued that Baquero hit over Bellarmine's 9-player wall and curled into the left side of the net out of reach of late-reacting goalkeeper Anna Jenkins.

The game-winning score came at 81:43 mark when Rigsby strung a ball through three Eagle defenders that reached the feet of Carle, who kicked it on the ground where it ricochetted off the right goalpost and into the net from about eight yards.

Morehead State had four shots in the second half, with its best attempt coming after Vela headed a corner kick that Rigsby stopped with a header of her own just yards off the line that eventually landed in the hands of Jenkins in the 75th minute.

Bellarmine led the contest in shots (16-11) and corner kicks (4-2). The Knights also had more fouls (7-3). Both teams were flagged for being offside three times. The Eagles had the lone yellow card.

Vela led the Blue and Gold in shots with three.

Carle had four shots for the visitors.

Cress finished with eight saves, one shy of her career high, while Jenkins was credited with two.

Bellarmine held possession of the ball for 51 percent of the match and was on the attack for 51 percent of its time with the ball. MSU was on the attack for 45 percent of its possession time.

The Eagles fell to 2-3 at home this season.

MTSU 2, TENNESSEE TECH 2
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Tennessee Tech soccer team found themselves in another knot Thursday evening as the Golden Eagles played Middle Tennessee to a 2-2 draw for the club's third-consecutive tie in TTU's final road non-conference affair of the year.

Tech (0-5-4), who has now picked up draws in four of the last five contests, had two separate leads in the match with Middle, but the Blue Raiders tied the tilt twice to force the deadlock. TTU's two-goal output matched a season-best after splitting the pipes twice in a 2-2 stalemate on Sept. 4 against Chattanooga.

Natalie Howard put the purple and gold on the board in the 27th minute for her second goal in the last three matches. Tori Soutuyo made the score possible after slipping a feed through traffic to a streaking Howard, who promptly took care of the rest with a drive into the bottom left corner of the net to put Tech ahead 1-0. Soutuyo's pass earned the 5-foot-7 junior her first assist of the season.

The Golden Eagles carried the lead into intermission, but Middle Tennessee (4-4-1) squared the score early in the second half on an Emma Pettersen goal in the 56th minute. Pettersen's net-finder started a string of three goals within a 15-minute period after the two clubs exchanged scores within a minute and a half later in the stanza.

Allison Lee split the pipes for the first time this season in the 69th minute, capitalizing on a corner that pushed the purple and gold to a 2-1 edge. Lucia Cuardra took the set piece that caromed off a Blue Raider and over to Cheyenne McCloud. McCloud then connected with Lee on a pass through a crowded box before Lee drilled one into the bottom left of the goal to give the Golden Eagles the lead. McCloud picked up her first career assist on the go-ahead score.

The advantage would prove to be short lived after the Blue Raiders knotted the action up with a Sadie Sterbenz goal a mere 1:27 later for the affair's final score.

Tech outshot Middle, 9-7. Howard and Anna Baker tied for the team lead with two shots apiece, while Pettersen paced the Blue Raiders with three total attempts, all of which were on-goal.

Maggie Conrad collected three saves in the stalemate. Demi Gronauer posted one stop across the way.

UT MARTIN 0, EVANSVILLE 0
MARTIN, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Martin soccer team battled Evansville to a 0-0 tie Thursday at the Skyhawk Soccer Field in Martin.

The Skyhawks had four chances in the match, including two from Unni Wolf and one each from Anna Østergaard Ibsen and Ella Rucka. On the other end, the Purple Aces placed seven shots on goal Thursday.

For UT Martin, Mac Titus earned her third clean sheet of the season by turning away all seven shots on target. The Skyhawks managed more corner kicks in the game at 6-3 and tied Evansville in total shots with 13.

EASTERN ILLINOIS 0, ILLINOIS STATE 0
NORMAL, Ill. - Eastern Illinois women's soccer wrapped up the non-conference portion of its 2025 season on Thursday evening playing to a 0-0 draw at Illinois State.
 
The Panthers end their non-conference slate with a 3-4-2 mark including a pair of road wins in recent weeks as they will open Ohio Valley Conference play on Sept. 21.
 
Ella Kratochvil turned away five shots on goal to post her third shutout of the season and second straight following last Sunday's clean sheet at Purdue Fort Wayne.
 
EIU was held to three shots in the match with two total shots on goal coming from Ella Onstott and Kya Trejo.

ORAL ROBERTS 3, LITTLE ROCK 1
TULSA, Okla. - Little Rock women's soccer came out strong Thursday evening, striking first and showing plenty of fight before ultimately dropping a 3-1 decision on the road.

The Trojans gained momentum late in the first half when midfielder Candice Kilderry found the back of the net in the 40th minute. Her goal gave Little Rock confidence going into the break and rewarded a stretch of composed play in possession.

In goal, Peyton Urban once again stood tall for the Trojans, recording six saves across the full 90 minutes. She was a steady presence in net, keeping her side in contention throughout the evening. Defenders Mary Ratcliff and Emily Nahon each went the distance as well, anchoring the back line and helping hold things together under pressure.

Across the midfield, Amaya Arias logged a full match while Clair Silvestro and Serenity Thake contributed valuable minutes, pushing the pace and helping create opportunities. Freshman Megan Rogan provided a spark off the bench, taking one of Little Rock's three shots on the night, while Maria Schuller and Hannah Schneider also worked to generate attacking chances.