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OVC WOMEN'S SOCCER REPORT (PDF)
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Thursday, August 20
Illinois State at
Lindenwood, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Akron at
Southern Indiana, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Morehead State at Miami (Ohio), 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Southeast Missouri at Evansville, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Middle Tennessee at
UT Martin, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Western Illinois at Valparaiso, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Austin Peay at
SIUE, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, August 23
Eastern Washington at
Western Illinois, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+)
Cleveland State at
Morehead State, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Eastern Illinois at Purdue, 12:00 p.m. (B1G+)
Southern Indiana at Purdue Fort Wayne, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
IU Indy at
SIUE, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
DePaul at
Lindenwood, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
UT Martin at Illinois State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
OFFENSE
Claire Nieroda, F, 5-5, So., O’Fallon, Ill. – SIUE
Nieroda was a part of every goal on the week for SIUE. The sophomore scored on a penalty kick in the opener at Alabama A&M before providing assists on the next three goals. She aided the game-winner against the Bulldogs and set up both goals against Valparaiso, the second coming on the equalizer with 10.1 seconds remaining in the contest. Nieroda played the full 90 minutes in each game.
Others Nominated: Amelia Mundo, Eastern Illinois; Mackenzie Compton, Lindenwood; Charlotte Lee, Morehead State; Hayley Hogenmiller, Southeast Missouri; Unni Wolf, UT Martin.
DEFENSE
Casey Kittridge, D, 5-11, Jr., Lemont, Ill. – Eastern Illinois
Kittridge helped Eastern Illinois post back-to-back shutouts to open a season for just the third time in program history (2022 & 2010). The junior was one of three defenders to log all 90 minutes on the backline in the season opening 2-0 win over Valparaiso. She played led all field players with a team-high 77 minutes in Sunday’s draw at UIC.
Others Nominated: Hannah Carter, Morehead State; Mathea Konig, Southeast Missouri; Tierney Mullady, Southern Indiana; Allie Carroll, UT Martin.
GOALKEEPER
Ella Kratochvil, GK, 5-11, Sr., Wind Lake, Wis. – Eastern Illinois
Kratochvil opened the 2026 season with back-to-back shutouts turning away six shots in both matches against Valparaiso and UIC. The two shutouts moved her into a tie for third on the EIU career shutouts list with 16. She helped EIU post its first season opening win since 2017 and marked just the third time in program history that EIU has opened a campaign with back-to-back shutouts.
Others Nominated: Natalie Allison, Southeast Missouri; Merrick Schwalbach, Southern Indiana; Mac Titus, UT Martin; Lillian Johns, Western Illinois.
Other Notables
Natalie Allison, Southeast Missouri
• Posted shutout with three saves in 1-0 win over Southern Illinois.
Alex Weihs, UT Martin
• Registered the game winning goal at Chicago State and assisted on two scores.
Carson Bohnenstiehl – SIUE
• Scored two goals, including the game-winner versus Alabama A&M and the equalizer with 10 seconds remaining versus Valparaiso.
Unni Wolf, UT Martin
• Notched two goals in the 4-0 win at Chicago State.
Mackenzie Compton, Lindenwood
• Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Bellarmine.
Allie Carroll, UT Martin
• Converted a penalty kick in a 1-1 draw at Chattanooga and assisted on a goal at Chicago State.
Hayley Hogenmiller, Southeast Missouri
• Posted a shutout during DI debut, while recording three saves.
Mac Titus, UT Martin
• Made seven saves over two contests allowing one goal while leading the Skyhawks to a win and a tie.
Charlotte Lee, Morehead State
• Earned an assist in each contest on the week, both serving crossing corner kicks.