MARTIN, Tenn. – Indiana State women's soccer dropped a road contest 2-0 to UT Martin in the Sycamores final non-conference match of the regular season.
After a quiet 15 minutes where neither team could get anything going on the offensive end, UT Martin broke the tie when Skyhawks leading goal scorer Megan Drake scored on a pass from Makayla Robinson to take a 1-0 lead.
Indiana State had multiple looks to tie up the match in the first half with five shots on goal including two apiece from
Nora Henderson and
CeCe Wahlberg but UT Martin goalkeeper Poppy Bastock kept the Sycamores off the board, making five saves. The Skyhawks took six first half shots with
Tara Hoffman making four saves to keep it a one goal contest.
The Sycamores started off the second half with a few close looks from Wahlberg and
Anna Holcombe that were saved by the Skyhawks.
In the 51st minute, UT Martin would extend their lead to 2-0 on Megan Drake's second goal of the evening.
Indiana State added eight shots in the second half to finish the night with 16 while UT Martin took 15 for the match. Skyhawks goalkeeper Poppy Bastock ended the match with seven saves while
Tara Hoffman finished with six.
CeCe Wahlberg finished with a team-high four shots while
Josie Bakaitis and
Nora Henderson each took two shots.
The Sycamores will begin MVC play next week as ISU returns home to face Belmont on September 16 at Memorial Stadium for Youth Soccer Day with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET.
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