CHICAGO – No.7 seed Illinois State soccer (6-10-4, 3-4-3 MVC) battled but couldn't overcome No.3 seed UIC (8-9-2, 6-2-2 MVC) Sunday in the MVC Tournament Quarterfinal, as UIC took a 4-2 victory at Flames Field.
UIC and Illinois State traded goals for the first 60 minutes, as the game was level at 2-2 heading into the final 30 minutes of play. UIC scored a pair of goals within five minutes and earned the win to advance to the MVC Semi-final.
Freshman Eiley Henderson scored in the 7th minute as Illinois State struck first.