TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabod soccer team outshot its opponents from Nebraska-Kearney but two early Loper goals were too much to overcome in a 3-1 loss on Sunday afternoon at Yager Stadium. Washburn will wrap up the home slate on Friday against Emporia State at 6 p.m. in the second edition of the Turnpike Tussle.
The Lopers jumped on the board first in the seventh minute when Montanna Hosterman scored her fourth goal of the season from 30 yards out on an assist from Meaghan Pasbrig. The Lopers added another goal in the 14th minute as Carly Brown scored her first goal of the season on an assist from Delanie Phillips as UNK took a 2-0 lead into the break.
UNK stretched its least to 3-0 in the 50th minute when Hosterman scored unassistsed off a free kick 40 yards away. Neither team would score unitl the 75th minute when Washburn's
Bailey Wobig scored her first goal of the season off an assist from
Morgan El-Attrache on a breakaway goal cutting the Loper lead to 3-1, but Washburn (0-15-1, 0-11-1 MIAA) would get no closer.
Washburn outshot the Lopers (4-10-2, 4-7-1 MIAA) 13 to 11 in the match, but the Lopers attempted eight shots on goal compared to seven for the Ichabods.
Tori Fuglister recorded five saves in net for Washburn. With her five saves Fuglister became Washburn's all-time saves leader with 323 passing Jenna Hatlestad who recorded 319 in her career.
Jenna Cunningham,
Emily Stauffer,
Tori Devonshire and
Audra Keehn all had two shots to lead Washburn. Devonshire had two shots on goal for the Ichabods.