The Illini continued their undefeated start to the season by defeating the Flyers 3-2 in an entertaining affair on Sunday afternoon. Illinois is now officially on a winning streak.
The first half was rather tame. Illinois’ attack may have been hampered by an injury to Hope Breslin’s right ankle which forced her to be subbed off. The only foray of note came after a box-to-box run by fullback Kendra Pasquale, which eventually resulted in a blast of a shot by her that sailed over the bar. The Illini defense looked stouter than it did on Thursday, only allowing five shots from a powerful Flyer attack, two of which were on target and were easily saved by goalkeeper Jaelyn Cunningham.