EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – University of Evansville junior goalkeeper Myia Danek (Laingsburg, Mich./Laingsburg) recorded five saves Thursday night to post her first career shutout as a Purple Ace, as the UE women's soccer team earned a 0-0 draw at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. 

"It was a good, tough match for us," said UE head coach Chris Pfau.  "They tested us in a lot of ways, and I thought that we handled the pressure well.

"It is always good to get a shutout on the road!"

Evansville created one of its best offensive chances of the night in the early going, drawing a foul right off the left edge of the penalty area in the sixth minute.  On the ensuing free-kick, senior Kristen Harvey (Decatur, Ind./Bellmont Senior) tried to curl a ball to the far post, but just missed wide as the match remained scoreless.

The next 20 minutes would be played in the midfield, as neither side was able to mount any sustained pressure offensively.  SIUE would muster an attack late in the first half, but Danek recorded two first-half saves to keep the match scoreless at halftime.

In the second half, SIUE continued to mount pressure, but Danek and the UE defense stood tall for the remaining 45 minutes to stymie the Cougars.  SIUE would fire 12 second-half shots, but only three were on goal, and Danek was up to the task on all three shots.  Evansville would mount a threat over the final 20 minutes offensively, but UE was unable to get a shot on target, as the two teams played to the 0-0 draw.

"We are just not yet in sync consistently in the attack," said Pfau.  "We have moments, but they are just moments right now.  But, we are only four matches in, and I think that part of the game will come as we play more games.  The good thing is that we are not even close to where we want to be as a team right now, but we are learning how to grind out results even when we are not at our best."

With the tie, Evansville now stands at 1-1-2 on the 2022 season, and is unbeaten in its last three matches.  SIUE, meanwhile, sits at 1-3-1.  UE will return home to Arad McCutchan Stadium on Sunday afternoon to host Northern Kentucky University on Youth/High School Day at UE.  Kick-off is set for 1:05 p.m. and Sunday's game can also be seen live on ESPN3.