The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team capped off the Dunn Hospitality Invitational with their second win of the weekend, a 3-0 over Kentucky Wesleyan College on Sunday afternoon at Strassweg Field.
The Screaming Eagles got on the board first when sophomore defender/midfielder Olivia Wilde (Racine, Wisconsin) sent a through ball to sophomore forward/midfielder Kennedy Moore (Evansville, Indiana), who then centered it to freshman midfielder Loryn Willis(Cynthiana, Indiana) for her first career goal at the 26:56 mark of the first half.
After an Eagles’ corner kick and a battle for the ball, a foul was called on the Panthers in the box setting up a USI penalty kick. Wilde put the PK in the back of the net for her third goal of the Invitational and put the Eagles ahead 2-0. Wilde finished the game with four points on a goal and two assists.
The Eagles then took a 3-0 lead after a corner kick by sophomore midfielder Emma Luczkowski(Westfield, Indiana) was settled by Wilde, who found Moore on the right side of the box to score her first goal of the season.
In net for the Eagles, senior goalkeeper Courtney Lofland (Indianapolis, Indiana) and sophomore Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) combined for the shutout. Lofland had two saves in picking up her second win on the year, while the Eagles defense prevented Hopkins from even facing a shot.
For the game, the Eagles outshot the Panthers 19-3, including 10-2 in shots on goal. Of the 19 shots, 14 came in the second half.
In the first game of the afternoon, the University of Illinois Springfield defeated the University of Findlay 3-1 to win both of their games in the Invitational.
The Eagles complete their non-conference schedule by welcoming Oakland City University to Strassweg Field on September 7 for a 7 p.m. match-up.
