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Birds Advance Over UNI in Opening Round of MVC Tournament, 1-0

CHICAGOErika Wells netted her first-career goal to help No.7 seed Illinois State soccer (6-9-4, 3-4-3 MVC) upend No.6 seed UNI (9-6-4, 4-3-3 MVC) 1-0 Thursday at Flames Field in the opening round of the MVC Tournament.

The Redbirds advance to take on host No.4 seed UIC Sunday at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

Offensive opportunities were limited in the first half on Sunday amid high wind conditions in Chicago. Both sides settled in as the second half got going, but it was Erika Wells who put the lone goal on the board in the 60th minute.