Kenny Run
Randy E. Blue
0
William Jewell WJC (2-1-3, 1-2-1 GLVC)
1
Winner Illinois Springfield UISW (2-4, 1-3 GLVC)
William Jewell WJC
(2-1-3, 1-2-1 GLVC)
0
Final
1
Illinois Springfield UISW
(2-4, 1-3 GLVC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
William Jewell WJC 0 0 0
Illinois Springfield UISW 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Kenny's Goal Gives Prairie Stars 1-0 Win

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Senior Eileen Kenny scored her first goal of the season in the 66th minute to give the University of Illinois Springfield women's soccer team a 1-0 victory against William Jewell Sunday at Kiwanis Stadium.

The Basics
  • Final Score: UIS 1, WJC 0
  • Records: WJC (2-2-2, 1-2-1 GLVC), UIS (2-4, 1-2 GLVC)
  • Location: Springfield, Ill. - Kiwanis Stadium
How It Happened
  • Neither team created any real scoring chances in the first 45 minutes
  • The second period was a different story. William Jewell outshot UIS 9-8 in the second half.
  • In the 66th minute, freshman Karisa Rogers (St. Charles, Mo.) beat her defender to the end line and crossed it to the back post. It bounced past the William Jewell defender right to Kenny, whose shot flew into the top of the net.
  • The Prairie Stars nearly doubled their advantage in the 78th minute when freshman Taylor Mraz (Crystal Lake, Ill.) got a free run to the 18-yard box. Her first shot was saved and the rebound went wide.
Prairie Stars' Top Performers
  • Eileen Kenny: scored the lone goal of the game and her first of the season.
  • Karisa Rogers: assisted on Kenny's goal and now has seven points on the season
  • Paige Polonus (Plainfield, Ill.): stopped five shots on her way to the shutout
Stats of the Game
  • The win is the first in the program's history against William Jewell
  • Polonus recorded her second shutout of the week and the season
  • UIS matched its mark of one GLVC win from a season ago.
Coming Up Next
  • Next weekend, the Prairie Stars travel to Missouri S&T and Drury to continue GLVC play.
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