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Breanna Culver
Breanna Culver
2
Winner Lewis LEWIS (7-4-4, 6-1-3)
1
Truman St. TSU (3-7-4, 2-5-2)
Winner
Lewis LEWIS
(7-4-4, 6-1-3)
2
Final
1
Truman St. TSU
(3-7-4, 2-5-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lewis LEWIS 1 1 2
Truman St. TSU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Lewis Women's Soccer Defeats Truman State Friday

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The Lewis University women's soccer team defeated Truman State 2-1 on the road Friday (October 20) behind two goals by separate players. 

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 7-4-4, 6-1-3 GLVC | Truman State 3-7-4, 2-5-2 GLVC

LEWIS LEADERS
Goals: Elisa Aguilar (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield East) (1), Breanna Culver (Roscoe, Ill./Wisconsin-Milwaukee) (1)
Shots: Melisa Hadzic (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South) (3)
Shots on goal: Culver (2) 
Saves: Bekah Nielsen (Normal, Ill./Heartland Community College) (3)

HALF BREAKDOWN
FIRST HALF: Truman State 1, Lewis 1
Hadzic went on the attack early for the Flyers after recording a pair of shots in the first 10 minutes of the contest but both were off target. Truman State looked to end the scoreless tie in the 12th minute but the Bulldogs shot was saved by Nielsen. 

Lewis recorded the next two shots including one on goal by Hadzic and Grace DeVaux (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) but none found the back of the net. Truman State was able to get on the scoreboard after Olivia Morris found Emma Thompson to find the back of the net to make it 1-0. 

The Flyers were able to respond on its next shot attempt in the 26th minute as Aguilar found the back of the net. Lewis recorded three more shots the rest of the first half looking to double its lead as shots came from Culver, Pinto and Brooke Harris (Highland, N.Y./Highland) but none found the back of the net. 

SECOND HALF: Lewis 1, Truman State 0
Truman State wasted no time to start the second half after going on the attack and had a shot on goal attempt but Nielsen saved it. The Bulldogs also tried again in the 52nd minute but Nielsen also saved that shot. 

Lewis took the lead a minute later as Culver found the back of the net low left to give the Flyers a 2-1 lead. The Flyers held Truman State without a shot the rest of the match as Lewis recorded the last six. 

Jada Harvey (Roscoe, Ill./Rockford Christian) and Isabella Vargas (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) tried to add onto the Lewis lead but both shots were saved by the Truman State goalie.

FINAL SCORE:  Lewis 2, Truman State 1

UP NEXT
The Lewis women's soccer team travels to Upper Iowa Sunday (Oct. 22) at 12 p.m. CT.
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