The Peacock women's soccer program fell 2-0 to the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles scored both goals in the second half despite being outshot 16-4 in the final 45 minutes. UIU moved to 7-6-2 on the year and 6-5-1 in conference with the loss, while the Golden Eagles improved 6-8-1 and 6-6 with the win.
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In a back-and-forth first half, each team had a quality chance to score, but neither team could convert their opportunities and the game was 0-0 after the first half.
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UMC scored early in the second half on a long strike that was placed into the top right corner of the net. The Peacocks pushed hard for the game-tying goal, putting 16 shots on goal in the second half, but came up empty.
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Minnesota Crookston added a second goal in the final 10 minutes on a corner kick.
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Madie Edwards and
Lauren Sharp led the Peacocks with four shots each, while
Nicole Poirier had three and
Christiana Atteberry had two.
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UIU returns to Pattison Field on Sunday, Oct. 25 for a match against Bemidji State at 2 p.m. The game will follow the Upper Iowa men's soccer team. Â
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