Thursday's action produced movement in the standings, Western Illinois defeats previosly undefeated front runner, Southeast Missouri picks up a road win to move into first, and Lindenwood uses a late goal to jump back into a tie for third, while Morehead State and UT Martin each earn a point with a draw.
| THURSDAY'S SCORES |
| Southeast Missouri 2, @Eastern Illinois 1 |
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| @Western Illinois 2, SIUE 0 |
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| @Lindenwood 1, Southern Indiana 0 |
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| Morehead State 0, @UT Martin 0 |
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 2, EASTERN ILLINOIS 1
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Southeast Missouri (4-6-4, 3-0-1) defeated Eastern Ill. (4-6-3, 2-2-0) 2-1 Thursday. The Redhawks withstood six Eastern Ill. attacking actions during a second-half stretch from 69:44 to 80:13 without conceding.
Southeast Missouri finished with narrow advantages in shots (12-10) and shots on goal (5-3), converting two of its five attempts on frame. Maci Hatzenbuehler opened the scoring with an assist from Riley Henderson, and Chloe Ouimet supplied the game-winning goal, while the Redhawks also held Eastern Ill. scoreless through a stretch that included four shots and two corner kicks. Henderson has recorded at least one assist in two consecutive games. It was Ouimet's first goal and first game-winning goal of the season.
Hatzenbuehler put Southeast Missouri in front at 20:32, finishing Riley Henderson's assist for a 1-0 lead. Earlier, Jasmine Barney hit the top woodwork and Grace Sabatka put two shots on frame, and the visitors later added two shots and two corners in the final seven minutes of the half. The Redhawks held Eastern Ill. scoreless through the first half and took the 1-0 advantage into halftime.
Southeast Missouri added to its halftime lead early in the second half, with Ouimet scoring at 56:03 after Hatzenbuehler hit the right post moments earlier. Eastern Ill. generated chances later in the half, but Natalie Allison saved Amelia Mundo's shot at 76:14 before Alex Tetteh scored from Amara Leppla's assist at 80:36 to make it 2-1. The Redhawks answered with a Taylor Cassidy shot and a corner kick, and Allison made another save at 90:00 as Southeast Missouri State closed out the 2-1 result.
WESTERN ILLINOIS 2, SIUE 0
MACOMB, Ill. - Western Illinois women's soccer earned its first Ohio Valley Conference victory of the season with a 2-0 win over SIUE. The victory marked Head Coach Ross Henderson's first OVC win and goalkeeper Mahee-Lee Caron's first career shutout.
After a scoreless first half, the Leathernecks broke through in the 54th minute when Rita Moran scored off an assist from senior forward Claire Brown. Western Illinois doubled its lead in the 83rd minute as Ashton Conkling finished another Brown assist to secure the 2-0 victory.
Caron and the Leatherneck defense held strong throughout the match to preserve the shutout, while Brown's two assists helped power the Western Illinois attack.
Brown credited the team's energy and confidence for the performance.
LINDENWOOD 1, SOUTHERN INDIANA 0
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A shorthanded goal in the 81st minute lifted the Lindenwood women's soccer team (6-6-2, 2-2-0) to a 1-0 win over Southern Indiana (2-8-5, 1-1-2) at Hunter Stadium on Thursday evening.
The Lions played the entire second half down a player after Lizzie Conner was sent off with a red card for holding following a video review in the 43rd minute. Despite playing shorthanded, Lindenwood recorded one more shot than their opponent in the second frame while earning two more opportunities from the corner.
The Lions' relentless offensive pressure would finally pay off with less than ten minutes remaining in the match, beginning with a beautiful ball out the back from Peyton Johnson that connected with Mackenzie Compton on the left side. With room to roam, Compton carried the ball into the box before passing it off to an open Tasneem Dizdarevic, who buried a close range shot in the back of the net for the game-winner.
MOREHEAD STATE 0, UT MARTIN 0
MARTIN, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Martin soccer team and Morehead State battled for 90 minutes Thursday at the Skyhawk Soccer Field in Martin. However, the game ended in a 0-0 draw as neither team found the back of the net.
The Skyhawks outshot the Eagles Thursday, 14-4, and placed more shots on target, 6-3. Alex Weihs led UT Martin with three shots, including one on goal, while Addie McCleary and Yaritza Trejo had two each.
In goal, Mac Titus picked up her sixth shutout of the season and made three saves. She is one clean sheet away from tying the program's single-season record of seven, which she also holds from last season, along with Cara Sullivan (2006), Lauren MacKenzie (2010) and Mariah Klenke (2013). She also ranks third on UT Martin's career shutout list with 16.