OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Illinois Wesleyan University women's soccer team prevailed in its first match at the UW-Oshkosh Invite Saturday night, Sept. 21, taking down No. 8 St. Thomas by a 2-1 tally. With the match scoreless through 45 minutes of play, the Titans struck for goals in the 60th and 79th-minutes to take down the Tommies, 2-1.

With the win, IWU improved to 3-4 on the season while handing St. Thomas (4-1) its first loss of the year.

Sophomore goalkeeper Maria Fields (Frankfort, Ill.-Benedictine) made five saves en route to the second win of her career, as the Titans outshot the Tommies 15-11 (7-6 shots on goal).

Junior Cameron Hindel (Batavia, Ill.-Batavia) opened the scoring with a goal, her third of the season, in the 60th minute. Hindel tapped in a ball played across the 18 from sophomore Erin Peck (Wheaton, Ill.-Wheaton St. Francis) to give IWU a 1-nil edge with 30 minutes to go.

After the Tommies evened the score at one all on a deflected clear attempt, senior Flower Edington (Wilmette, Ill.-New Trier Township HS) slipped through the St. Thomas backline and fired a shot from 15 yards out to reclaim the lead. 

St. Thomas made several runs over the final 10 minutes, but the IWU defense fought them off to close out the 2-1 victory.

The Titans look for their third-straight win tomorrow night, Sept. 22, as they take on host UW-Oshkosh at 6 p.m.