Women’s Soccer Falls to Westminster

EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka women's soccer team fell 3-0 to Westminster at McKinzie Field on Saturday afternoon. 

The Red Devils' defense held strong for most of the match but faltered late in the second half, allowing 33^rdand 38^th minute goals, which gave the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead going into halftime. In the second half, Eureka generated its best chance of the game when Morgan Oginsky (Flushing, Mich./Flushing) broke through on goal, but her shot was saved, keeping the Red Devils scoreless. Addison Byers (Flushing, Mich./Flushing) also had a chance to to score off a corner kick but was unable to put her effort on target. Finally, in the 68^th minute, Westminster found a third goal, extending their lead to 3-0, which they maintained for the remainder of the contest.

Westminster outshot Eureka 27-2, with 15 shots on target compared to just 1 for Eureka. Hannah Jachimiak (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley) had a strong performance in goal for the Red Devils, recording 10 saves in 79 minutes of play, just one shy of her career high for saves in a game.

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The Red Devils will have a week to rest before heading to Kentucky to take on Spalding on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 12:00 p.m. CT.