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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | WIU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Gamo Nets Brace, Leathernecks Fall to SIUE

Sachiko Gamo scored a pair of penalty goals in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Cougars.

EDWARDSVILLE, IL -- Western traveled to Edwardsville on Sunday to take on the Cougars in a crucial OVC match late in the year. The Leathernecks entered the match in ninth place in the conference, and need to finish in the top eight to punch their ticket to the OVC tournament. 

SIUE got an early chance inside 5 minutes, but their shot bounced off the crossbar. Western's Alanna Pennington and Malerie Rohweder then tried a pair of shots from distance, but their attempts were saved. 

Sunday's match would be taken over by the Cougars late in the first half, as SIUE punched in a pair of back-to-back goals in a span of only twenty-seven seconds, taking a 2-0 lead before the half. 

The Cougars would add on another pair of goals early on in the second half to make it 4-0 in favor of SIUE. Prior to today's match, the Leathernecks had only allowed three goals in the conference season. SIUE kept the ball in Western's third for the majority of the half. Western would draw a penalty with 15 minutes to go, and Sachiko Gamo would convert it to give the Leathernecks a sign of life. Gamo would get a second penalty chance in the 90th minute of the match and she scored to get her second goal of the game. Gamo's 2-goal match is a season-high for the junior from Otsu, Japan. Gamo also leads the Leathernecks in goals on the season with three. 

Western will finish off the OVC regular season next week, as they travel to Little Rock on Thursday, and close out the year with a home match against Lindenwood on Sunday, October 22. 
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