EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Junior
Sidney Ewing scored her first goal of the season in the match's third minute and the Indiana State defense did the rest, suffocating the Evansville offensive attack and coming away with a 1-0 road victory from Arad McCutchan Stadium.
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The Sycamores (6-3-0, 6-2-0 MVC) matched their win total from each of the last three seasons with tonight's victory, doing so in only nine matches. Evansville (2-3-2, 2-3-2 MVC) will now have to go on the road to open the MVC Tournament.
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Indiana State had won just once in Evansville in program history, last defeating the Purple Aces on their own turf in 2002. The victory also snapped a six-match winless stretch (0-5-1) for ISU against UE.
KEY MOMENTS
- Junior
Sidney Ewing found the back of the net for the first time this season, scoring the Sycamores' earliest goal of the campaign in the third minute of play.
- At the midpoint of the first half, freshman keeper
Maddie Alexander denied a Purple Aces' penalty kick opportunity and then turned aside the rebound attempt to keep the match at 1-0.
KEY STATS
- THREE – straight matches with a point for
Sidney Ewing, who scored her first goal of the 2021 spring tonight
- SEVEN – saves from
Maddie Alexander for the match, her fifth match of the season with six or more saves
- 17 – Sycamores that logged at least 20 minutes of playing time in the match
- TWO – total shots allowed by the dynamic Sycamore defense in the second half
- SIX – Missouri Valley Conference wins for Indiana State, the most in program history
- 18 – years since the last time the Sycamores beat the Purple Aces in Evansville
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UP NEXT
Indiana State will host the Missouri Valley Conference semi-final match Wednesday, April 14 at 5 p.m. in Memorial Stadium The Sycamores will take on the winner of the No. 3 and No. 6 match, scheduled to be played Sunday, April 11.
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