CARBONDALE, Ill. - The IU Indianapolis women's soccer team was on the wrong side of a 3-1 outcome on Sunday (Aug. 25), yielding the game's first three scores before
Emma Frey provided a late bright spot. Frey registered her first goal of the season (fourth of her career) in the 89th minute to break up the shutout bid.
Sophia Schlicklin powered the SIU (2-0-2) offense with a goal and an assist and Marta Forne and Brooklyn Maier also tallied for the victors.
Forne scored the game's first goal in the 22nd minute off SIU's first corner kick of the day, staking the hosts to a 1-0 lead. The Jaguars threatened to knot the score early in the second half as
Caroline Kelley had a pair of shot attempts blocked, each resulting in a corner kick. Later, it was
Cassie Rodriguez that tried SIU goalkeeper Fabiana Solano, only to have attempts stopped in the 56th and 63rd minutes.
Maier made it 2-0 with her first goal of the season in the 65th minute and Schlicklin added insurance in the 72nd minute.
Frey, who attempted a team-high three shots on Sunday, found paydirt with just 72 seconds remaining in the contest on a shot from just outside the top of the box.
Senior goalkeeper
Ashton Kudlo recorded three saves in the loss and senior
Makenna Collins played a full 90 minutes in the defensive third. Solano needed three stops for the hosts to improve to 1-0-2 on the year.
The Jaguars will continue the tough early season schedule this week when they travel to Idaho for a Thursday night (Aug. 29) match on ESPN+. That contest is slated to kickoff at 10:00 p.m. EST.