ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Four players found the back of the net in an Illinois Wesleyan 4-0 women's soccer win over Augustana on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Thorson-Lucken Field in Rock Island, Ill.
The win gives IWU a 10-5-2 overall record and a 6-1-0 mark in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while Augustana is 8-8-0 overall and 2-5-0 in the CCIW.
Illinois Wesleyan jumped ahead early on a goal at 8:11 from senior
Skyler Tomko, her sixth of the year, with an assist to senior
Sarah Trach.
Freshman
Kaitlyn Chen got her third goal of the season at 31:30 on an assist from freshman
Flower Edington and senior
Alison Seger scored on an assist from Edington at 38:59. After not collecting a goal in September, it was Seger's fifth goal of this month.
IWU's final tally came from senior
Brittany Straznickas at 49:25 with an assist for freshman
Ellie Crabtree.
The Titans outshot the Vikings, 11-5, with eight shots on goal to four for Augie. Sophomore
Katie Denney made one save in the first 45 minutes and senior
Dana Jourdan played the second half and made three saves. Keeper Bailey Bradford made four saves for Augustana.
What's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan has "Seniors' Day" to honor its nine fourth-year members on Saturday, Oct. 29, with the 4 p.m. game against North Central. In addition to Tomko, Trach, Straznickas, Jourdan and Seger, other IWU seniors are
Emily Snider,
Megan Charlton,
Amanda Kaiser and
Kaitlin Springer.
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