Redhawks Blank Salukis 2-0 Sunday in Carbondale

Sunday, August 27

Carbondale, Ill.

1:00 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

2-1-1, 0-0-0

Southern Illinois

1-2-1, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Southeast Mo. St.	0	2	2
Southern Illinois	0	0	0

8/27/2023 3:13:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score Final Book (PDF)

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southeast Missouri women's soccer (2-1-1) picked up their second victory of the season on Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 performance over Southern Illinois (1-2-1) at Lew Hartzog T&F Complex in Carbondale.

Sophomore forward Cayla Koerner registered her second goal of the season in the 54^th minute of Sunday's match. Koerner cut inside a SIU defender and curled it into the top right corner of the goal with her right foot to beat SIU goalkeeper Chantelle Symes.

Koerner finished the match with 53 minutes of action which included four shots.

The Redhawks dominated offensively on Sunday, finishing the match with a 14-5 shots advantage over the Salukis.

SEMO registered half of their shots on goal while the SEMO defense did not surrender a shot-on-goal to SIU.

Freshman Emily Baker recorded her second goal of the season in the 81^st minute to give the Redhawks a much-needed insurance goal to secure the victory.

Baker took the pass from sophomore Zoe Houston and slotted the ball into the bottom right of the goal to beat Symes once again to seal the deal.

For Houston, the assist was the first of her season.

Freshman goalkeeper Madison Geisler made her Redhawks starting debut in Sunday's contest behind a stout SEMO defense. Geisler did not face a shot-on-target in her 78-minute shift.

Sophia Elfrink finished the rest of the contest to complete the combined shutout as SEMO held an opponent off the board for the second-straight contest.

Three Redhawks recorded a full-90-minute shift on Sunday as Emma Brune, Maddie Paulson, and Natalie Jackson kept SEMO in control all day. Brune and Jackson fired three shots between the two, including a combined two on target.

SEMO will be back in action on Sunday, September 3 when they take on Big 10-member Iowa in Iowa City. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m., CT. in the Hawkeye State.