MACOMB, Ill. – The Omaha women's soccer team suffered a 1-0 setback in the Summit League Opener at Western Illinois on Thursday afternoon in Macomb, Ill.
The loss drops the Mavericks to 3-7-1 overall and 0-1-0 in conference play while the Leathernecks improve to 5-5-1 (1-0-0).
Goals
WIU: 38' – Jenna Lundgren (Penalty Kick)
How It Happened
- Western Illinois had a pair of shots hit the crossbar in the seventh and 13th minute.
- Omaha's first shot was taken in the 17th minute by Kaitlyn Guhl which resulted in a save by the WIU keeper.
- The Leathernecks grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute with a penalty kick.
- Searching for her second goal in as many matches, Laurin Mertz fired a shot into the low-center of the net, but the attempt fell into the arms of the WIU keeper.
- Bailey Cascio's strike towards the net in the 87th minute resulted in a save to keep Mavericks scoreless.
- The WIU keeper rejected Omaha's final attempt to tie the match in the 89th minute off the foot from Tabitha Allberg.
Inside the Box Score
- Both teams recorded 10 shots apiece while the Mavericks notched a 5-1 advantage in shots on goal and 4-3 lead in corner kicks.
- Mertz paced the Maverick offense with three shots, followed by two each from Guhl and Cascio.
- 16 Mavericks appeared in the conference opener with six players playing the full 90 minutes.
- The Maverick defense has now allowed one goal or fewer in 10 of its 11 matches this season.
What's Next
The Mavericks continue conference action as Omaha hosts North Dakota State on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
