UIS Women's Soccer defeated William Jewell 2-1 on Friday evening in Liberty, Mo. The Prairie Stars finished with a 28-3 advantage in shots and put 14 shots on goal, while William Jewell made 12 saves.
Illinois Springfield turned early pressure into a first-half lead when
Mallory Herber scored off
Addi Wittenberg's assist at 14:43. UIS had already put multiple shots on frame through
Rachel Riney and Herber, and they continued to generate chances after the goal. The Prairie Stars held William Jewell to one shot in the half and went into halftime ahead 1-0.
Sophia Davila answered William Jewell's 52:33 equalizer less than two minutes later, scoring off
Mallory Herber's assist at 54:07 to put the Stars ahead 2-1. UIS kept the pressure on after the goal, earning three corners between 68:52 and 76:26 and later taking six shots and two corners from 78:55 to 87:46. The visiting Prairie Stars did not add another goal but held the 2-1 score through the final whistle.
"Gritty win tonight," said head coach Scott Myers. "We were not as good in moments that we wanted to be, but huge credit to our bench, who came out in the second half and brought a new level of energy to help us get through the tough moments. We created a lot of chances, but we were not clinical enough tonight in front of goal. I'm glad to get another road win tonight, and now we turn our focus to kicking off Homecoming against Indy on Wednesday."
"Overall, the game was a good fight from everyone to keep the win," said Mallory Herber. "It was great to see that we got to have many players contribute tonight, and I'm proud of everyone's effort to go 2-0 on the week."
Herber scored the first goal and led Illinois Springfield with seven shots, including four on goal. Davila scored the game-winning goal and put two of her three shots on frame.Â
The Prairie Stars will host UIndy on Wednesday, Oct. 7, Â as UIS celebrates its Homecoming Week.
UIS thanks CEFCU for its partnership and continued support of UIS soccer.Â
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