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Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Flames See Six-Game Unbeaten Streak End at Missouri State

UIC drops its first game in seven MVC outings despite goals from Ferris and Weinberg

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Oct. 13, 2024) — Redshirt junior defender Madison Ferris (Bellevue, Wash./The Bush School) and fifth-year senior forward Elizabeth Weinberg (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township/Carroll University) both scored for UIC, but it wasn't enough as the Flames fell at Missouri Valley Conference leader Missouri State, 5-2 on a windy Sunday afternoon at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Mo. Finishing a stretch of three games in five days with its longest Valley road trip of the season, UIC (5-8-2, 4-1-2) saw its school record-tying six-game unbeaten streak snapped.

Senior midfielder Natalie Montini (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) collected the assist on Weinberg's second-half score. Junior forward/midfielder Riley Collett (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) and classmate Hannah Gryzik (Elk Grove Village, Ill./Elk Grove) both had a team-high two shots for the Flames, with both of Collett's tries ending up on goal.

The full box score and play-by-play recap from Sunday's game at Missouri State can be found here.

COACH'S COMMENTS
"We started very slowly and against good teams, they will punish you and that's what happened," said UIC head coach David Nikolic. "We had a week that challenged our bodies and minds and ultimately we ran out of gas today. We are disappointed and know that there is better in us. I am confident that they will show it again on Thursday. I'm also happy with the goals we scored from Addy (Ferris) and Liz (Weinberg), as it showed our continued willingness to fight."

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BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • UIC scored its first two goals in three career matchups against Missouri State. The Flames have found the back of the net in six of seven conference games this year, including multiple goals in three of those contests.
  • Of UIC's 10 goals in MVC games this year, seven have been the first goal of the season for the scorer — Riley Collett (UNI), Makenna Maloy (Murray State), Madison Ferris, Hannah Gryzik and Amina Marin (Indiana State), Kamryn Brickman (Evansville) and Elizabeth Weinberg (Missouri State). The Flames' other two goals in conference play have also been scored by Collett (UNI and Belmont) and Ferris (Missouri State).
  • Montini recorded her second career assist (both this season), having also tallied one in the Flames' Sept. 19 Valley-opening win over UNI.
  • UIC had a streak of 410:11 without allowing a goal in MVC play (covering more than four games) prior to Missouri State's opening score in Sunday's contest.

UP NEXT
UIC is back in action at 2 p.m. (CT) Thursday when the Flames travel to Drake for another MVC contest. The midweek matchup from Mediacom Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, will be televised live on ESPN+.
 
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