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Sarah Twidwell
1
Winner Western Illinois WIUW (3-10-1, 0-4)
0
Northern Iowa UNI (6-6-2, 1-2 MVC)
Winner
Western Illinois WIUW
(3-10-1, 0-4)
1
Final
0
Northern Iowa UNI
(6-6-2, 1-2 MVC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Western Illinois WIUW 0 0 1 1
Northern Iowa UNI 0 0 0 0

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

Madeline Edwards is Golden in 1-0 Overtime Win

Birgitta Sol Eggertsdottir and Ines Palmiero Herrera split time in goal for the shutout against Northern Iowa.

BETTENDORF, IOWA — A golden goal in the first overtime period by Madeline Edwards boosted the Western Illinois women's soccer team (3-10-1) to a 1-0 victory over Northern Iowa (6-6-2) on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The match was moved from the Cedar Valley Soccer Club in Waterloo, Iowa to the TBK Bank Sports Complex in Bettendorf, Iowa due to poor field conditions.
 
"Great defending from our team from front to back and a high work rate gave us a chance today," Director of Soccer Dr. Eric Johnson said. "Winning in sudden death is always exciting. We kept Northern Iowa in front of us for most of the afternoon and both goalkeepers did well."

Both teams exchanged shots in the early going as Birgitta Sol Eggertsdottir collected a save in the eighth minute. Natalie Nagle fired a pair of shots in the 15th and 16th minute that were smothered by the Northern Iowa goalkeeper. The action picked up again near the final stretch of the first half when Zoe Clarke ripped on a shot on target that was knocked down by the Panther keeper in the 36th minute. One minute later, Sol Eggertsdottir stepped in front of a shot as the match entered halftime scoreless.
 
In the 49th minute, Jordyn Rolli sent a shot to Sol Eggertsdottir for her sixth save of the match. Ines Palmiero Herrera came into the game at goal in the 49th minute as well. She made crucial saves at the 77th, 80th and 86th minute marks to help force overtime in a 0-0 match.
 
It did not take long for Western Illinois to break through in overtime. During the 95th minute, Madeline Edwards took the ball and deposited it into the back of the net for the golden goal. The senior has scored in back-to-back games as the Leathernecks closed out the non-league schedule with a 1-0 win. 
 
The Leathernecks return to Summit League play at Oral Roberts on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. 
 
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