Junior forward Maggie Winter (St. Louis, Missouri) gave the Screaming Eagles a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute of the contest as she scored unassisted on a shot from about seven yards in front of the goal. Fellow classmate Madelyne Juenger (Columbia, Illinois) added to the Eagles’ advantage 10 minutes later as she scored on a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Rachel Gray (Franklin, Tennessee) that was take from about five yards outside the goalie box.
Illinois Springfield (6-7-0, 5-5-0 GLVC) cut the Eagles’ 2-0 halftime advantage in half with a goal in the 59th minute, but the Eagles answered less than 30 seconds later as sophomore forward Katlyn Andres (Louisville, Kentucky) used a picture-perfect pass from sophomore defender Madeline Weston (St. Peters, Missouri) to give USI a 3-1 lead.
Freshman goalkeeper Maya Etienne (Midland, Michigan) got the win for the Eagles between the post. Etienne racked up nine saves as Illinois Springfield held a 21-13 advantage in shots.
USI (9-3-0, 7-3-0 GLVC) returns to action Sunday at noon when it hosts Lewis University in its annual “Kick for the Cure” game at Strassweg Field—fans are encouraged to join the Eagles in pink. Lewis (6-5-2, 4-4-2 GLVC) is coming off a 1-0 loss to GLVC-frontrunner McKendree University Friday evening in Lebanon, Illinois.
