BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Junior
Jordan Ellerbrock had two goals and sophomore
Megan O'Neal scored two goals with two assists to lead the Illinois Wesleyan women's soccer team to a 6-1 nonconference win over DePauw University at IWU's Neis Field on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
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The Titans, winners of six straight matches, improved to 7-1-1 while the Tigers are now 2-7-0.
Ellerbrock got the Titans on the board at 5:17 with an assist from
Kaitlyn Chen, then scored her fourth goal of the season almost three minutes later, tallying at 8:05.
Senior
Rosie Pettenuzzo gave IWU a 3-0 edge at 26:49 with a goal after an O'Neal corner kick and O'Neal scored her first goal of the season at 28:13 on a helper from
Heather Dietrich.
O'Neal bent a corner kick into the goal to stake the Titans to a 5-0 lead at 34:54.
Chen wrapped up the Illinois Wesleyan scoring at 80:25 on the second assist of the game from O'Neal.
Sophomore keeper
Kelli McCarthy had three saves with the only blemish being a Tiger goal at 60:48 by Katie Webb with an assist by Ali Grimm.
IWU had 21 shots compared to four from DePauw.
What's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan opens College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play with a 1 p.m. showdown on Saturday, Sept. 29, at Neis Field against No. 22-ranked Wheaton College.
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