BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The University of Evansville women's soccer team's scoreless streak continues following a 5-0 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers.
Indiana set the tone early with two goals in the fifth and eighth minute of the match on Thursday night. Hoosier midfielder Britt Elle had a brace in the first half with the goal in the eighth minute and found the back of the net again in the 27
th minute. Shortly before Elle's second goal, sophomore midfielder Ella Hamner (Evansville, Ind. / Memorial HS) had the Aces first shot of the night in the 28
th minute. But UE's defense struggled to keep up with the red-hot Hoosiers, surrendering 16 shots in the first half.
The fast offensive pace didn't slow in the second half as Indiana scored its fourth goal in the 57
th minute. Evansville's offense began to break through in the final 17 minutes of the game as sophomore defender Kathryn Tyler (Dallas / Liberty Christian HS) had her first shot on goal of the season in the 73
rd minute. Freshman forward Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas / Desert Oasis HS) had the Aces second shot on goal of the night three minutes later. Sophomore forward A'Liyah Warrick (Mableton, Ga. / Campbell HS) had the final shot of the match for UE in the 86
th minute. But a fifth and final goal from the Hoosiers in the 75
th minute handed Evansville its third loss of the season.
Fifth-year goalkeeper Myia Danek (Laingsburg, Mich. / Laingsburg HS) came a save short of matching her career-high in saves with 11 through 74 minutes in goal. While sophomore goalkeeper Elke Travis (Henderson, Nev. / Faith Lutheran HS) recorded two saves to finish out the final 16 minutes of the match.
The Aces return home for Senior Day against UT Martin on Thursday, September 12
th. It will be UE's final non-conference game of the season before MVC play begins next weekend. Thursday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with kickoff set for 1 p.m.