Lindenwood Women’s Soccer Wins OVC Championship 3-2 Over Morehead State

COOKEVILLE, TENN. – On Sunday afternoon, women’s soccer (10-5-4, 4-1-4 OVC) took on Morehead State (9-7-6, 4-3-2 OVC) in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Championship. After falling behind 2-0 early, the Lions were able to come back and score three unanswered goals, to win the OVC Championship 3-2.

MATCH OVERVIEW
In the first half, Morehead State would tally the first goal of the match at 20:47. Morehead State’s goal would come from a Lindenwood own goal. 12 minutes later, Morehead would find their second goal of the afternoon, scoring off a rebound. Morehead State would keep Lindenwood off the scoresheet in the first half, resulting in the Lions trailing 2-0 after 45 minutes of play. In the half, Lindenwood outshot Morehead State 10-5. Caroline Ritter made two stops in the half.

In the second half, Lindenwood hungry to find their first goal on the afternoon, puts one into the back of the net in the 49^th minute, from a Mackenzie Compton left-footed shot into the top-left corner of the net. With time running out in the match, Lindenwood would score the equalizer at 82:46, to tie the match up at 2-2. Lindenwood’s second goal on the afternoon came from an Anna Johnson left-footed shot inside the box, finessing it pass the Eagles’ goalkeeper. Johnson’s goal would be assisted by Georgia Pardalos. A little less than three minutes later, at 85:09, Lindenwood would be fouled inside the box, leading to a penalty kick. Tasneem Dizdarevic would take the penalty kick for the Lions, and would succeed, scoring the ball into the left-side of the goal. Lindenwood would hold the Eagles off the scoring column for the remainder of the game. In the final half, Lindenwood outshot Morehead State 16-6. Ritter would make four saves in the second half, for a total of six on the afternoon.

This would be the first time in program history Lindenwood has won the OVC Championship in women’s soccer.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points – Three Tied (2)
Goals – Three Tied (1)
Assists – Pardalos (1)
Shots – Johnson (9)
Shots on Goal – Johnson (4)
Minutes Played – Seven tied (90)

TEAM STATISTICS

            1          2          T
Shots
MSU    5          6          11 (7)
LIN      10        16        26 (8)
Saves
MSU    4          1          5
LIN      2          4          6
Corner Kicks
MSU    0          3          3
LIN      2          5          7
Fouls
MSU    7          5          12
LIN      4          6          10
() Shots on goal.

Patrick Lawton Jr.

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