MILWAUKEE – UIC had its two-match shutout streak come to an end Saturday night as it suffered its first Horizon League loss of the season in a 4-1 final with Milwaukee at Engelmann Stadium. Emily Kavanaugh extended the Flames' scoring streak to four games with her third goal of the season.
 
UIC was held to seven shots in the match, four of which came from Kavanaugh. Rebeca Pallo (2) and Meaghan Smith made up the remainder while Kavanaugh (3) and Pallo (2) had the five shots on goal.
 
Goalkeeper Haley Leanna played her fifth straight complete game and reached her second highest save total of the season with seven as the Panthers attempted 20 shots on the night and put 11 on goal.
 
The Flames move to 2-9-0, 1-1-0 HL, on the year and the Panthers improve to 8-1-0, 2-0-0 HL.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UIC had its two-match shutout streak come to an end in just the second minute of play as Haley Johnson took a feed from Gaby Zabala to give Milwaukee the 1-0 lead.
• Possession went back and forth with two shots taken by the Panthers over the next 10 minutes before they converted again in the 14th minute when Gaby Schwartz played a long ball near midfield that reached McKaela Schmelzer in the box to head the ball in the net to go up 2-0.
• The Flames picked up control of the ball and were able to attempt two shots before a foul in the 33rd minute positioned them with a set piece at the top of the box at the 22 yard mark. With Kavanaugh on the ball, she hooked the free kick into the right corner of the net to narrow Milwaukee's lead to 2-1.
• With under a minute remaining in the first half, the Panthers were awarded a corner kick. Erin Corrigan sent the ball in and had it connect with the head of Haley Steel to take a 3-1 advantage into the break.
• It was a repeat situation for Milwaukee coming out of the half in the 47th minute as Corrigan sent in another corner kick that met with the head of Schmelzer to sit on top 4-1.
• After Kavanaugh had a look blocked, she and Pallo had the best attempts of the half for UIC in the 61st minute but both shots were saved. Those shots would be the only ones taken the remainder of the match by the Flames.
• Following their final goal, the Panthers attempted 11 more shots in the half and put five on goal, while a shot in the 66th minute nearly went in after hitting off the crossbar and another was disallowed more than 10 minutes later when offsides was called.

 
NOTABLES

• In its 11th match of the season, UIC saw its eighth different starting combination.
• Kavanaugh's third goal of the season marked the most for a freshman since Naomi Rushe reached the same total in 2015.
• The Flames have now been held to a combined nine shots over the last two games after they had a five match streak of 10-plus attempts.
• Milwaukee became the fifth opponent this season to attempt at least 20 shots against UIC; and the sixth to have at least 10 shots on goal.

 
NEXT UP

• The Flames head back to Chicago and get set for a midweek at home against IUPUI on Wednesday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT at Flames Field and will be aired on ESPN3.