Sept. 12, 2014

Final Stats

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The UIC women's soccer team (1-5-0) took a 3-0 loss at Northern Iowa (2-4-1) on Friday night at the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex. Junior tender Ana Hernandez got her first start between the posts and earned four saves while allowing three.

Sophomore Jasmin Carrera tabbed the only shot on goal for the Flames, who were outshot 12-4 by the Panthers. Freshman Mackenzie Fuller also had a shot for UIC, while freshman Samantha Messina also earned a shot, her first of the season.

Northern Iowa scored all three goals in the first half, with the first goal coming off a rebound shot from freshman Marianne Gagne at the 28:43 mark. Senior Charlotte Jones added to the lead with an unassisted goal at the 36:01 mark. Junior Maggie Riley capped off the win just three minutes later with goal off a pass from Jones who earned the assist.

Goalkeeper Kelly Fritz came on at the start of the second half to relieve Hernandez and held the Panthers to a scoreless half. Redshirt sophomore Whitney Blunt started in goal for Northern Iowa and saved one.

UIC will now travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on Western Michigan on Sunday, September 14 at 11:00 a.m. CT.

Stayed tuned to UICFlames.com for the latest news and be sure to follow the UIC women' soccer team on twitter at @UICWomensSoccer.