SPRINGFIELD, IL - Junior Nikki Auble (Plainfield, Ill.) scored in the 64th minute on a free kick to tie the game but St. Francis got the decisive goal in the 110th minute as the University of Illinois Springfield women's soccer fell to the Fighting Saints 2-1 in overtime.

The Basics

• Final Score: St. Francis 2, UIS 1 (OT)
• Records: UIS (0-1), St. Francis (1-1)
• Location: Joliet, Ill.

How It Happened

• Junior Nikki Auble (Plainfield, Ill.) tied the game in the 64th minute on a free kick from 35 yards out.
• Auble almost scored again in the 97th minute but her shot was stopped by St. Francis' Jessica Kiely.
• In the 110th minute, St. Francis' Kayla Paeth scored her second goal of the game to give the hosts their first victory of the season.

Prairie Stars Top Performers

• Nikki Auble: recorded three shots on goal including a goal in the 64th minute on a free kick.
• Paige Polonus (Plainfield, Ill.): stopped nine shots on in the game including five in the second half and one shot five minutes into the first overtime period.
• Karisa Rogers (St. Charles, Mo.): took three shots in her UIS regular season debut.

For the Fighting Saints

• Kayla Paeth scored both St. Francis goals and Yessica Reyes collected two assists.

Stats of the Game

• St. Francis outshot the Prairie Stars 25-9
• Nikki Auble scored on a free kick in consecutive games against St. Francis. Last season she scored the game-winning goal against the Fighting Saints on a free kick.
• The goal was Auble's fourth in her UIS career.

Coming Up Next

• The Prairie Stars take on St. Xavier tomorrow at 5 p.m.