MONMOUTH, Ill. –  The Illinois College women's soccer squad posted its first Midwest Conference victory of the season, stopping Monmouth, 2-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Peacock Memorial Athletic Park.
The victory moved IC to 9-3-3 overall and 1-1-2 in league play while Monmouth dropped to 3-7-2 and 1-2-1.
IC 2 Monmouth 1
The match got off an explosive start offensively as the Lady Blues'
Aliza Rodriguez put IC on the board just 6:26 into the contest when she scored off a pass from
Haley Sommer.
The Fighting Scots wasted little time evening things up as Monmouth's Jaden Stockton tied the contest less than a minute later.
After the initial offensive fireworks, the teams remained scoreless for the duration of the period.
IC would get the eventual game-winning goal at the 59:59 mark when Sommer blasted home a penalty kick.
Stella Gonzalez opened the match in goal for IC and recorded four saves.
Sophia Kriegesmann handled the final 41:08 of the contest, notching a pair of saves.
The Lady Blues' offense was paced by Sommer who, along with her goal and assist, had a match-high five shots.
Abbi Renwick added four shots for IC while
Olivia Ralston and Rodriguez each had two.
Blue Notes
The victory gave the 2024 Lady Blues the second-highest single-season win total in program history. It now trails only the 2014 team that won 11 times.
Up Next
The Lady Blues will continue on the road this weekend. They will travel to Lawrence on Saturday for a 1:30 p.m. Midwest Conference match.Â
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