Ace Hunt
GoSycamores.com

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- The Indiana State women's soccer team looked to carry over momentum from its 4-0 shutout victory on Friday night against Green Bay, but dropped a tightly contested defensive struggle on the road today (Sept. 8) at SIU Edwardsville by the score of 1-0.

The Sycamores fell to 2-3-0 on the season while SIU Edwardsville won their fourth consecutive match to improve to 4-1.

Indiana State got off to a slow start offensively as they found themselves down 9-3 in shots and 1-0 on the scoreboard at halftime on the strength of a Chelsea Smith goal in the 20th minute. The Sycamores however came out as the aggressor in the second half, owning a 12-8 edge in shots but SIU Edwardsville finished with a 17-15 edge for the match.

Rarely seen in the college game, there was nearly five minutes of stoppage time added at the end of the second half after the clock was not stopped during an official's consultation with approximately 20 minutes remaining in the match.

The Sycamores had a pair of corner kicks during the extra time as well as a free kick by freshman Kayla Welch from 20 yards out. Welch's free kick was a rocket which sailed just wide left that nearly equalized the match with less than two minutes remaining.

Freshman Brittany San Roman played all 90 minutes in goal for the Sycamores and recorded eight saves.

Kayla Welch paced Indiana State with four shots while freshman Taylor Reed added three for the Sycamores.

Indiana State will return to action on Friday, September 13 when they travel to Illinois of the Big Ten Conference. Kick-off from Champaign, Ill., is set for 8:00 p.m. (ET).