SPRINGFIELD, IL - Sophomore Sam Morin (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) scored her first-career goal in the University of Illinois Springfield women's soccer team's 2-1 loss to St. Xavier Saturday evening.

The Basics

• Final Score: St. Xavier 2, UIS 1
• Records: UIS (0-2), St. Xavier (1-3)
• Location: Chicago, Ill. - Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field

How It Happened

• UIS kept the St. Xavier keeper busy in the first 15 minutes, putting a pair of shots on-goal and eventually finding the breakthrough in the 20th minute on a shot from Sam Morin to make the score 1-0.
• The Cougars equalized in the 33rd minute on a goal by Lexi Cozzi.
• Senior Paige Polonus (Plainfield, Ill.) made back-to-back saves in a two-minute stretch early in the second half to keep the game tied.
• The hosts took advantage of a corner kick in the 73rd minute to score on a header by Andreina Hernandez

Prairie Stars Top Performers

• Sam Morin: scored her first-career goal on her lone shot of the game
• Karisa Rogers (St. Charles, Mo.): tied with Alena Eitenmiller (Rockford, Ill.) with a team-high four shots, including two on-goal
• Nikki Auble (Plainfield, Ill.): took a team-high three shots-on-goal

Stats of the Game

• The Prairie Stars outshot the Cougars 18-9
• Sam Morin scored her first-career goal and recorded the first points of her career
• Including the preseason, UIS has lost its last three games by the score of 2-1

Coming Up Next

• The Prairie Stars return to Kiwanis Stadium on September 11 to open Great Lakes Valley Conference play against Southern Indiana