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LEBANON, Ill. - Lewis women's soccer never trailed in their 3-1 Great Lakes Valley Conference win at McKendree on Sunday (Oct. 4) afternoon.

"I feel like we did a lot of the same things today, that we did on Friday," Lewis head coach Chris Koenig said. "This has been one of the more consistent weekends we've seen. It is great to bounce back with two solid performances after last weekend."

The visiting Flyers controlled the first 30 minutes until McKendree started to put some shots together. Lewis sophomore goalkeeper Jennifer Meyer (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) made several saves and aggressive plays to help keep the game 0-0. In the 43rd minute Lewis put one in the back of the net. A throw in towards the box and found sophomore Mackenzie Fuller (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) racing down the middle of the field toward the goal. She took it on one bounce and put it in the net with such force it ricocheted out of the back goal. It was her fourth goal of the season.

Lewis made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute. A long pass from beyond midfield found senior Lauren Grady (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) on the left corner of the box. She worked around three defenders to find space to get off a shot into the right side of the goal.

McKendree made it 2-1 when Cassie Kaiping scored with 31 minutes remaining in the game.

Lewis put the game away in the 82nd minute on a goal by junior Meg Carmody (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg). She jumped on a failed clearing pass and scored right in front of the net to the right of keeper. It was Carmody's third goal of the year.

"I think what I was happiest with was the way we responded after McKendree put one in," Koenig said. "They put us under pressure and we were able to get back in control of the game and then get that third goal."

Both squads recorded 13 shots while Lewis held a 5-2 edge in corners.

"McKendree is a very direct team," Koenig said. "They play in ball after ball. I thought our backs did a good job of bending and not breaking and Jennifer read things well coming of her line."

McKendree falls to 5-4-2 (4-3-1 GLVC). Lewis improves to 6-3-2 (4-2-2 GLVC). Lewis returns home on Friday (Oct. 9) to face Southern Indiana in a 5 p.m. start.