Lindenwood University Athletics

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The Lindenwood women's soccer team (8-7-2, 4-3-0 OVC) fell by a score of 1-0 against Western Illinois (3-15-0, 2-5-0 OVC) in their regular season finale on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, Lindenwood finishes tied for third in the OVC standings and will enter postseason play as the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament. 

The Lions were on the ball for 58% of the match and spent nearly three-fourths of their time in possession in the Western defensive zone. They registered 21 total shots - tied for their second most in a single contest this season - while limiting the Leathernecks to only four shots, which was their fewest allowed since the season opener against Bellarmine. 
 
Lindenwood outshot WIU 11-2 in the first half, but entered the break trailing by a goal as an unlucky bounce on a long pass by Western midfielder Ashton Conkling caused trouble in front of the Lions net and gave Rita Moran a clean look on goal for the go-ahead score. 

Lindenwood continued to press in the second half, taking 10 more shots - including five on goal - while holding Western to just two additional attempts, but were unable to find an equalizer. 

Mackenzie Compton recorded a season-high seven shots in the contest, including two on goal and one off the cross bar. Meanwhile, Maddy Vasiloff recorded a career-high five shots while Anna Johnson (4 shots) and Kaylee Conoyer (3 shots) also posted multiple shots. 

Next Up
Lindenwood will host an OVC quarterfinal match next Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and will face the winner of  No. 5 seed SIUE and No. 8 seed Morehead State.