Purdue Fort Wayne
4-10-1
Valparaiso
9-8-1
Crusaders Conquer Mastodons 2-0
10/25/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 25, 2009
Valparaiso, IN- In a non-conference road match against Valparaiso, the IPFW women’s soccer team couldn’t find their offensive stride on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Crusaders 2-0 at Brown Field.
Despite the loss, the Mastodons are still in position to clinch a conference tournament berth, as they hold a 3-4 Summit League record. The ‘Dons are now 4-10-1 this season. With the win, Valpo moves to 9-8-1 on the fall.
The Crusaders got the ball rolling with an early goal in the contest. In the third minute, Sarah Jewell put the home team up 1-0, with shot off a rebound past IPFW goalkeeper Brittany Marx.
Down a goal in the opening frame, the Mastodons pushed to even the score, but fell short on two shot opportunities from Lisa Underwood. The score would remain 1-0 at the break.
Midway through the second half, Valpo found the scoreboard again, this time from Jessie White, who fired a successful shot from inside the IPFW box, giving the Crusaders a 2-0 lead.
The ‘Dons had two scoring chances in the second frame, but shots from Underwood and Kari Gotschall couldn’t find the back of the Valpo goal. Although a solid effort from the Mastodons, when the regulation horn sounded, the Crusaders claimed victory, 2-0.
Underwood led the ‘Dons offense with three shots, bringing her shot total to 51 on the season. Gotschall had a shot, improving her 2009 total to 10. In her first game of the season, Marx made five saves in goal on the afternoon.
The women’s soccer team will return to action on Friday, October 30, in a road conference match against Western Illinois. Match time is set for 4:30 p.m. EST.
~Dons~
Team Stats
JEWELL, Sarah (1)
Assisted By: HOAGLIN, Rachel
rebound on shot in box
3:27
HOAGLIN, Rachel (7)
Assisted By: WHITE, Jessie
cross from left side into middle of box
59:10
