EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Lindenwood women's soccer team (2-3-0) got back in the win column with a 3-1 victory at Evansville (1-1-1) on Thursday evening.
Mackenzie Compton had a big night for the Lions, registering five points with two goals and an assist.
Compton scored her first goal in the eleventh minute, controlling the ball on the right side of the box before shaking the Evansville defense and delivering a strike to the top left corner to put LU up 1-0.
The Purple Aces would tie the game in the 59
th minute with a Lily Kytasaari goal, but the Lions regained the lead in the 63
rd, with
Tasneem Dizdarevic flicking a ball toward the far post for Compton, who used her body to guide the ball across the goal line for her second score of the night.
Lindenwood would capitalize on their momentum less than 30 seconds later, with
Maddy Vasiloff finding enough room in the box to loop the ball over a leaping Evansville goalkeeper and just under the cross bar for a score.
Match Notes
- With Thursday night's win, Lindenwood improved their all-time record against Evansville to 2-1-0.
- The Lions outshot the Purple Aces 11-7 in the contest, registering five attempts on goal while limiting their opponent to just three shots on net.
- Lindenwood's three goals were their most scored in a game since their 3-0 win at Morehead State on September 28th of last year.
- Thursday night was the first multi-goal performance for Mackenzie Compton since she also scored two goals with an assist against SEMO on November 3, 2024. It was her first career multi-goal outing on the road.
Quotable
"Tonight was an excellent game for our ladies", said Lindenwood head coach
Dave Musso. "We played well in all phases and scored some fantastic goals. We've been performing well the past three games against good teams, so it's great to finally get rewarded with a quality road win."
Next Up
The Lions travel to Omaha on Sunday to take on the Mavericks. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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