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Stars outshoot Pumas, couldn’t find net for a win

Stars outshoot Pumas, couldn’t find net for a win

Friday was the annual Homecoming game for UIS and the women Prairie Stars played the Pumas of St. Joseph College in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match. It was a cold night at Kiwanis Stadium, but that did not stop students, fans, and faculty from attending the nights match.

The game started at 5 p.m. and within the first several minutes, the Prairie Stars got the first shot of the game. However, Puma goalie Amanda Volk made the save and the game was still scoreless.

The first goal of the game came in just ten minutes of play, when Puma forward Sarah Johnson scored after receiving the ball from Haley Celebre. The Prairie Stars would step it up and out shot the Pumas ten to three, but were unable to find the back of the net. The score at the end of the first half of game play was 1-0 with the Pumas leading.

During half time head coach Pete Kowall told the girls “It’s got to be better, we can’t take anything in this league for granted.” Kowall was trying to motivate the team for the second half.

After the second half started the Stars would equalize the score as Senior captain Erin Egolf buried the ball in the goal, she was assisted by Sophomore defender Cara Doogan. However, the Pumas would answer back with another goal with twenty-seven minutes remaining.

With the remaining time in the second half, the Stars pressed the Pumas defense with shot after shot and they were not letting up. Late in the second half weather turned and started raining and sleeting, making game play more challenging for the teams. Unfortunately the women’s team was unable to score again in the second half and the Stars lost the Homecoming match 2-1.

The Stars outshot the Pumas 19-10 with Freshman forward Eileen Kenny shooting seven and Egolf right behind her with five.

After the game Kowall stated, “we had plenty of opportunities to score and win the game, but in the end they wanted the win more than we did.”

The Stars fell to a record of 3-7-1 overall and a 2-7 record in conference standing.

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