CHICAGO – Back on Flames Field for a rainy Thursday under the lights, the UIC women's soccer team welcomed the Indiana State Sycamores for Missouri Valley Conference action. Both sides applied pressure early and often, with the Flames (1-9-3, 0-4-1 MVC) recording nine shots and the Sycamores (7-2-5, 2-1-2 MVC) recording 14. After 90 minutes of action, neither team could find the back of the net, resulting in a nil-nil draw.
FIRST HALF
Becca Ruggiero ripped the first shot of the contest in the 2
nd minute, missing the frame by inches.
In the 12
th minute,
Camryn Ries would take a shot for the Flames, but the Sycamores stepped in the way, blocking the shot from reaching the goal.
The Sycamores recorded their first shot of the contest in the 20
th minute off the foot of Tori Angelo, resulting in a save for
Sidney Lazenby.
Meagyn Riffle then placed a shot in the bottom center of the net in the 25
th minute, but Lazenby cleanly secured the ball for her second save of the contest.
With the time ticking away, Lazenby kept the Sycamores off the board with back-to-back saves in the 40
th minute.
At the halftime whistle, the teams were tied in a nil-nil deadlock.
SECOND HALF
Coming out of halftime, the Flames picked up the pressure offensively, with
Elyse DeSchryver taking the first shot of the half in the 48
th minute.
Camryn Ries then ripped a shot from distance, sending the ball towards the center of the goal for the Flames' first shot on goal in the 51
stminute, resulting in a Sycamore save for Sofie Zoega Hanzen.
One minute later,
Jilly Higgins sent a left-footed shot just wide of the goal as she was looking to slot the ball into the near post.
Lazenby recorded her fifth save of the match in the 65
th minute when Riley Mathews got her foot on a loose ball, sending it towards the goal.
Gracie Lisota took two chances in the second half, recording shots in the 76
th and 82
nd minutes.
Indiana State picked up pressure in the remaining minutes, but UIC held strong with Lazenby and the defense coming up with saves.
At the final whistle, the Flames and Sycamores ended in a nil-nil draw.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
UP NEXT
The Flames are set to host the Southern Illinois Salukis Sunday in a 2:00 p.m. conference contest.
The match will mark Breast Cancer Awareness Day at Flames Field, with fans receiving a pink UIC women's soccer shirt while supplies last.
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