ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Lewis University women's soccer team fell to Upper Iowa 2-1 Friday (Sept. 20) in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match at Lewis Stadium.
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TEAM RECORDS
Upper Iowa 1-1-1 overall, 1-0 GLVC |Lewis 0-4-1, 0-2
LEWIS LEADERS
Goal: Breanna Culver (Roscoe, Ill./Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Shots: Timea Rojnik (Bratislava, Slovakia/British Internnational) (4),
Elisa Aguilar (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield East) (2)
Shots on Goal:Â Aguilar (2)
Saves: Josie Graziosi (Galena, OH/Big Walnut) (1)
HALF BREAKDOWN
First Half:Â Upper Iowa 1, Lewis 0
The Peacocks got a shot on goal at the 1:04 mark in the first half, but the shot was turned away by Graziosi. The visitors registered the next two shots of the contest as well, with the second finding the back of the net at 21:17 to give the Peacocks a 1-0 lead.
Lewis put on a rush over the final 12 minutes of the half, as a team save from Upper Iowa saved a goal on a shot from Rojnik in the 34
th minute. Jady Harvey added a shot in the 40
th minute, while Aguilar's shot was turned away in the 41
st minute.
Second Half:Â Upper Iowa 1, Lewis 1
The Flyers recorded the only shot in the first 30 minutes of the second half before Upper Iowa found the back of the net for the second time for a 2-0 advantage at the 75:34 mark. Lewis came right back though as Culver scored her second goal of the season at the 78:04 mark to make it 2-1.
Less than two minutes later the Flyers had a chance to even the score on a penalty kick, but was unsuccessful. Aguilar got a shot on goal in the final minute to tie the game, but it was turned away.
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Final score: Upper Iowa 2, Lewis 1
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UP NEXT
Lewis hosts William Jewell Friday (Sept. 27) at 5 p.m.
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