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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Thanks to a pair of second half goals, Lewis women's soccer won their first Great Lakes Valley Conference contest of the year on Sunday (Sept. 14) by defeating Missouri S&T 3-2.
 
The Flyers didn't have a great start to the contest. Missouri S&T's Kendall Fitzpatrick scored 1:33 into the game on a high lofting shot over the Lewis keeper.
 
After that point the Flyers controlled much of the first half, out-shooting the Miners 12-9 in the frame. Lewis earned the equalizer at 18:22. Junior Maggie Moran (Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows) took a long pass from sophomore Meg Carmody (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) and then drove to the goal. She dribbled to her right and beat the keeper. It was Moran's first goal of the year.
 
Lewis took control of the game with two goals in the second half. Junior Jessica Chavez (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) was the beneficiary of a Missouri S&T foul at the top of the box. Chavez took the free kick and drilled a shot into the top of the net, giving no chance for Missouri S&T goalkeeper Carrie Levy to make a save. Lewis added a third goal when junior Daniella DiGioia (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) chipped a pass from junior Megan Szubert (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) into the top of the goal at 82:58. It was DiGioia's first goal of the year. Her tally would end up being the game winning goal after Missouri S&T scored five minutes later. Kendra Woods recorded the goal for the Miners with Sammy Minea earning the assist.
 
"We put ourselves in a position where we had to chase the game again (after giving up the first goal) and we just can't find ourselves in that position," Lewis head coach Chris Koenig said. "I give (our team) credit, they worked extremely hard and started creating some chances and didn't let it fluster them that much."
 
Missouri S&T falls to 0-4 (0-2 GLVC) with the loss. The Flyers are now 1-2-1 (1-1-0 GLVC). Lewis heads to the Kansas City area for conferences matches with William Jewell and Rockhurst next weekend.