DES MOINES, Iowa – The University of Evansville women's soccer team dropped a hard-fought decision on Sunday afternoon, falling to Drake by a score of 1-0. A Bulldogs goal in the 59^th minute was the difference, as Drake remained on top of the league standings with the win.
 
Allie Lammers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) kept the Aces in the match early, making leaping saves in the ninth and 13^th minutes to keep the Bulldogs off the board.

Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas. Nev./Desert Oasis) had the first shot of the day for Evansville, putting a shot on target in the 17^th minute, while Ashlyn Koutsos (Cumming, Ga./West Forsyth) added a shot of her own in the 27^th minute.
 
Lammers added another save in the 35^th minute, keeping the Bulldogs scoreless as the match went into the half tied at 0-0.
 
Lammers made two more saves in the first 12 minutes of the second half, but Drake was able to break through with a goal in the 59^th minute to take the lead.
 
The Purple Aces saw their best chance for the equalizer in the 81^st minute when Brooklyn Robinson (West Haven, Utah/Fremont) fired a shot from the penalty spot, but her shot was saved by Drake keeper Addie Ford, as the Bulldogs took the 1-0 win.

With the loss, Evansville moves to 7-6-2 overall and 3-4-1 in MVC play. The Purple Aces sit in a tie for the final MVC Tournament spot with 10 points heading into the regular season finale. Evansville will host Valparaiso on Thursday at Arad McCutchan Stadium and can clinch a tournament spot with a win, a loss by UIC, or a tie and a UIC tie. Kick-off is set for 1 PM from Arad McCutchan Stadium.