EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women's soccer team dropped a road conference match with Illinois State, 3-0, in Normal, Ill. on Saturday night.
For the Aces, senior midfielder Montana Portenier led the way with three shots in the match. Sarah Lafayette powered the Redbirds with a pair of goals while Kelli Zickert scored a goal and recorded an assist.
Illinois State opened the match with an early goal in the eighth minute as Lafayette scored from the top of the box off an assist by Zickert.
Despite facing 19 Redbird shots in the opening half, Evansville preserved the one-goal deficit heading into the break as freshman goalkeeper Michaela Till made three saves in the first 45 minutes.