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Romeoville, Ill. – The Lewis University women's soccer team found the back of the net twice but fell in overtime 3-2 to William Jewell on Sunday (Oct. 20) at Lewis Stadium.
William Jewell's Ashley Licata scored the game-winner in the seventh minute of overtime (96:20), putting in a shot from the 10-yard line.
The Flyers fall to 7-5-2 on the year and 5-5-2 in Great Lakes Valley Conference action. The Cardinals move to 8-6-1 on the season and 6-5-1 in league play.
WJC's Kate Beaver put the Cardinals on the board first at 13:20 when her shot got past Lewis goalkeeper
Arianna Nie (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East), after Licata played the ball up the field to her. Nie collected six saves.
Lewis sophomore forward
Maggie Moran (Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows) registered the equalizer in the 28
th minute after
Daniella DiGioia (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) sent cross from the far side of the field. Junior
Jennie Coughlon (Peoria, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame) headed DiGioia's pass and Moran spun pass her defender to get a touch for the score.
Sophomore
Jessica Chavez (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) put the Flyers up 2-1 in the 60
th minute when she beat William Jewell goalkeeper Kelli Sontag on the near post. Coughlon picked up her second assist of the day, aiding on Chavez' goal. Sontag finished the day with six saves.
"As well as we might be doing in terms of attacking and creating chances, we can't give up three goals," Lewis head women's soccer coach
Chris Koenig said. "We let them back in right after we scored."
Less than a minute later the Cardinals' Gabby Brooks scored off a corner play started by Beaver to tie the game at 2-all.
Lewis outshot William Jewell 21-12, but the Cardinals had one more shot on frame, 9-8.
The Flyers head on the road to take on Missouri S&T on Friday (Oct. 25) at 5 PM in Rolla, Mo.