ST. CHARLES, MO. – On a warm Sunday afternoon, the Lindenwood women's soccer team (2-2-1, 0-0-0 OVC) hosted Southern Illinois (1-2-3, 0-0-0 MVC), in a tightly contested match. The result ended in a 1-1 tie.
MATCH OVERVIEW
In the first half, both teams were held scoreless, with both teams giving up five shots. The Lions had four shots on net while the Salukis had one shot on net. In the half, the Lions had seven corners, while giving up only two corner kicks. The Lions would go into half tied 0-0.
To start off the second half, the Salukis were the first to get on the board, scoring just one minute into the second frame. The Salukis would not hold the lead for very long. In the 58
th minute,
Maggie Weller would put in the equalizer, to tie the game up at 1-1. Weller's goal would be assisted by
Anna Johnson. Both teams would remain scoreless for the rest of the game. The Lions would take seven shots in this half, while giving up only three.
Erika Anstine would start in net for the Lions making two saves on one goal against.
QUOTABLE
"Our group played well today. We created quality attacking chances and earned a lot of corners off our chances. I'm proud of our group coming back from being down one after giving up an early second half goal. We gave ourselves a quality chance to win. We need to keep building off our recent results, to prepare ourselves for the OVC and today we took positive steps in the right direction" said head coach
Dave Musso.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Goals –
Maggie Weller (1)
Shots –
Rachel Jackson (3)
Shots on Goal –
Lily Sutter (2)
Saves – Anstine (2)
UP NEXT
The Lions will return to action on September 7th , at Missouri State, at 7:00 pm in Springfield, Mo., to start off their three game road slate.
