LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – On Sunday, the Lindenwood women's soccer team took on Little Rock. The Lions would come out victorious, winning 2-1 over the Trojans.

MATCH OVERVIEW
In the 37^th minute of the game, Faith Montandon would put a shot in the top center of the goal to put the Lions up 1-0. Montandon's goal would be assisted by Hannah Scholer. Strong defense by the Lions would keep the Trojans off the board in the first frame. Jordan Hollingsworth in her first start as a Lion made four saves in the first 45 minutes. The Trojans came out with the most shots in the half with seven as well as corners with four. Going into the second half the Lions would lead 1-0.

In the second half, the Lions would strike first, scoring in the 60^th minute from an Eyglo Thorsteinsdottir shot. The Lions would lead 2-0 up to this point. Seven minutes later the Trojans would get on the board, bringing the Lions lead down to one goal. Both teams would remain out of the scoring column for the rest of the game.

Hollingsworth started in net for the Lions, making seven saves on one goal against. After this matchup, the Lions moved to 3-8-1 on the season and earned their first conference win of the year. Five freshmen started in today's match for the Lions.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
Goals – Montandon (1), Thorsteinsdottir (1)
Assists – Scholer (1)
Shots – Maggie Weller (1), Thorsteinsdottir (1), Scholer (1), Montandon (1), and Kamryn Ealey (1)
Saves – Hollingsworth (7)

QUOTABLE
"It was a huge three-point road win for us. We have been in every game against top of the table opponents as we've already played four of the top five teams that were picked to win the OVC in the preseason poll. Any road game is tough, but this match was especially tough since were coming off an intense match where we gave it our all. We had a lot of different players step up in this game", said head coach Dave Musso.
 
UP NEXT
The Lions will return home for their next match, taking on UT Martin on Thursday, October 5^th at 7:00 p.m.