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Madeline Edwards
Madeline Edwards.
2
Winner Drake DRAKE (7-3-1)
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Western Illinois WIUW (1-8-0)
Winner
Drake DRAKE
(7-3-1)
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Final
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Western Illinois WIUW
(1-8-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Drake DRAKE 1 0 0 1 2
Western Illinois WIUW 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | WIU Athletic Communications

Women’s Soccer Edged In Double-Overtime Contest To Drake

Bianca Romay led the way with her 52nd minute goal.

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MACOMB, Ill.— The women's soccer program fell 2-1 at home in a hard-fought, double-overtime match to the Drake Bulldogs.
 
Western Illinois (1-8-0) fell behind early to Drake (7-3-1) off a 22nd minute goal by the Bulldogs' Rebecca Rodgers off an assist. Down 1-0 at the half, the Leathernecks were able to bounce back and get the equalizer off Bianca Romay's third goal of the season when Madeline Edwards found her in stride for the breakaway in the 52nd minute.
 
"I think that we were absorbing some of that pressure and limiting some of the space that Drake was able to play in by doing that. It was kind of a way for us to play and counterattack using Bianca and Lauryn Peters and Stacie's speed. It was a perfect pass and good timing on the run by Bianca, who was able to stay calm and composed to finish it over the keeper's hands. It was a big goal for us to score but unfortunately we didn't get it done. We are taking those small steps towards winning games and scoring goals is a part of that. We have to now do that in league play, and Drake is like several of our league teams."
 
The score remained tied at the end of regulation. At the end of the first overtime, Drake was able to find an open shot but the ball went just wide of the net and forced the second overtime. Western Illinois came out shooting in the final overtime off a saved shot by Romay and back-to-back shots by Natalie Nagle. The Leathernecks, however, ended up falling 2-1 in the match after Rogers netted her second goal of the match to seal the win.
 
Edwards had a team-high four shots and three on goal to go with her assist, while Romay's three shots were all on goal. In net, Jennifer Currie finished with a new career-high of 11 saves in the match.
 
Western Illinois looks to bounce back and returns to the pitch for its first Summit League match on the road at Oral Roberts for a 7 p.m. first touch. 
 
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