Lady Blues Continue Streak Against Eutectics

ST. LOUIS, MO. – The Eutectic women's soccer team were looking to claim their first-ever victory over the Illinois College Lady Blues (4-4-1) when the IC team visited St. Louis on Thursday night. The NCAA Division 3 Lady Blues, however, thwarted Eutectic plans by scoring two late goals to win the battle, 4-2, for the third-straight year.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Lady Blues marked the scoreboard early with a successful penalty kick by Erin O'Connell at 12:38. IC then doubled their lead in the 29^th minute with an unassisted goal from Olivia Hulsey.
• The visitors maintained the momentum through the first half, outshooting the UHSP team 6-2, and holding a 2-0 lead at intermission.
• The Eutectics returned to the field after halftime with renewed vigor, taking advantage of a corner kick from Izzy Rogers to a waiting Hannah Tyree in front of the net who dumped it in for UHSP's first goal at 49:27.
• Nearly 10 minutes later, Tyree set up Lyla Stegmann for her first goal of the season to tie the score at 2-2 with 20 minutes remaining.
• The Lady Blues, however, wasted no time regaining the lead with a game winning goal from Katy Adler, assisted by O'Connell.
• An unassisted goal from IC's Sofie Russo sealed the Lady Blues victory at 86:27.
• The Eutectics took seven shots in the second half while Illinois College took 12.
• UHSP keeper Dani Nether picked up seven saves in the game, while IC's two goalies tallied four saves.  

UP NEXT:

The Eutectics, now 5-2-0, will return to the SLUH soccer stadium on Saturday, Sept. 20, when they play host to another NCAA Division 3 team: Monmouth College (4-2-1). It will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams, with kickoff at 1 p.m.