Box Score

(RENSSELAER, Ind., October 12)- The McKendree University women's soccer team pushed its winning streak to five games behind a four-goal first half on Wednesday with a 5-2 win against Saint Joseph's College.

The Bearcats improved to 8-6 overall and will host Missouri Baptist University on Thursday October 20th at 6 p.m.  McKendree defeated Missouri Baptist, 4-1, in their first meeting this season on September 30th.

Senior forward Erin Kilian (St. Louis, Mo./Kennedy) opened the game with a goal in the 11th minute off an assist from senior midfielder Chrissy Ghirardi (O'Fallon, Mo./Ft. Zumwalt South) to take a 1-0 lead. Junior forward Carlee Luehmann (Granite City, Ill./Granite City) gave McKendree a two goal lead in the 26th minute off an assist by sophomore forward Amy Cassiday (Rochester, Ill./Rochester), only for the Pumas to cut the deficit in half in the 37th minute on a free kick by Stephanie Wiethop. Freshman forward Natalie Crane (Granite City, Ill./Granite City) pushed the lead out to 3-1 in the 38th minute off Ghirardi's second assist of the match. Kilian struck again in the 43rd minute off an assist by senior midfielder Sulyn Keomanivane (Granite City, Ill./Granite City) to take a 4-1 lead into the half.

McKendree scored its fifth and final goal of the game in the 54th minute when Cassiday put it past the keeper off an assist Luehmann. Saint Joseph's scored in the 65th minute to make the score 5-2, but failed to put another shot past freshman goalkeeper Taylor Zerbe (St. Louis, Mo./Trinity Catholic) and the Bearcats extended their winning streak to five games.

Zerbe improved to 7-6 overall with the win and matched her career-high with 13 saves in the victory. She previously recorded 13 saves earlier this season in a 6-0 loss against Vanguard University.