ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Anna Sainato's (Ballwin, Mo./Marquette) second-half goal lifted the Lewis women's soccer team to a 1-0 win over Illinois Springfield in Great Lakes Valley Conference play Wednesday night at Lewis Stadium.
The win brings Lewis to 6-7-1 (5-5-1 GLVC), while Illinois Springfield falls to 7-5-2 (5-4-2 GLVC).
IMPACT PLAYERS
Sainato scored the Flyers' lone goal of the match, while Maggie Maher (Elk Grove Village, Ill./Elk Grove) recorded a team-best two shots. Andrea Wea made five saves.
For Illinois Springfield, Gigi Yurevich made three saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite multiple shots from both sides, neither team found the back of the net in the first half.
After trading close chances to open the second half, the Flyers broke through when Sainato collected a shot that bounced off the post from Abbie Delong (O'Fallon, Mo./Incarnate Word Academy) and buried it in the back of the net.
The Flyers held on over the final 17 minutes to keep the Prairie Stars at bay and secure the 1-0 victory.
GAME NOTES
- UIS had two yellow cards to Lewis' one.
- Lewis had a total of 12 shots compared to 10 for UIS.
- The Flyers' all-time record against Prairie Stars is now 10-5-4.
- Sainato scored her first goal of the season.
UP NEXT
The Flyers travel to Missouri to take on Truman State at 12 p.m. on Oct. 17
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