The Blackburn College Women's Soccer Team was defeated by Iowa Wesleyan by the score of 2-0 on Friday, April 9th in Carlinville Illinois.
The Tigers out-shot the Beavers 37-9, controlling most of the game. Goalie Morgan Zobrist had 19 saves and allowed two goals allowed.
At halftime, Iowa Wesleyan was leading by the score of 1-0. The Tigers scored on a penalty kick by Ivet Rodriguez during the 38th minute. The Beavers were out-shot 19-6 in the first half.
In the second half there was not much action as there were only 21 shots. The second, and final, goal of the afternoon was scored by Melissa Casana.
Offensively, the Beavers were led by freshman Sophia King as she fired four shots with two being on goal. Freshman Kyrstin Coley had three shots with all of them being on goal. Iowa Wesleyan was led Jacqueline Campos as she had 11 shots with eight being on goal. Izela Avalos followed with nine shots of her own four on goal.
"This is a really good Iowa team, very physical, and we had to stay the course. We struggled with some things early on and found a way to start connecting, but we have to find a way to keep a good mentality and mindset and thing will come. We are young and there is things we can build on. I was proud of the way we battled tonight. I consider it a one to zero loss in my eyes because of the penalty kick, .said Blackburn Head Coach Sohaila Akhaven.
UP NEXT: Blackburn will host Eureka Wednesday, April 14th at 1 PM.