St. Charles, Mo. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team grabbed an early lead on a 14th minute goal from MVC Player of the Week Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind./Reitz), but two second half goals from Lindenwood proved to be the difference as the Lions took down the Aces by a score of 2-1 on Thursday night.
Lindenwood opened the night on the attack, putting up six shots in the first nine minutes of action. However, Aces goalkeeper Elke Travis (Henderson, Nev./Faith Lutheran) was up to the task, making two saves to keep the Lions at bay. The UE attack broke through shortly after, with Emmy Brenner (Arlington, Tenn./St. Benedict at Auburndale) and Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis) firing off a pair of shots in the span of 11 seconds. A little over a minute later, Johnson struck, finishing her second goal of the season off an assist from Wehrer to give Evansville the lead.
That score would hold into the break, and the Aces remained on top 15 minutes into the second half, but Lindenwood would manage to equalize in the 60th minute on a goal from Allison Schrumpf. The two sides remained deadlocked for the next 20 minutes, but Lindenwood grabbed the decisive goal in the 81st minute on a goal by Mattie Ohlsen.
Lindenwood out-shot Evansville 18-11 overall, but the two sides tied in shots on goal at six apiece. Wehrer led the Aces with three shots, while Amy Velazquez (Avon, Ind./Avon) led the way with two shots on goal. Elke made four saves in goal for Evansville.
With the loss, Evansville moves to 1-0-1 overall, while Lindenwood improves to 3-0-0. The Aces will be back in action next Thursday for their home opener, taking on Purdue at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
