MARION, Ind. – On a very windy day, the Indiana Wesleyan women’s soccer team prevailed on Homecoming defeating the Foresters, 2-1 in double overtime. Netting her fourteenth goal of the year, Tia Sanford would seal the deal for the Wildcats with five minutes remaining in the second overtime. 

Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 2  | Huntington (Ind.) - 1

Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 8-1-2, 1-1-1   |   Huntington (Ind.) 6-5-1, 2-1-0

NAIA Top-25 Ranking:  Indiana Wesleyan - #RV   |   Huntington (Ind.) - Not Ranked

Location:   Wildcat Field   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   | Marion, Indiana 

SCORING SUMMARY

• IWU Karen DeYoung (43’) assisted by Alex Seabeck
• HU Matea Knispel (55’)
• IWU Tia Sanford (105’) assisted by Lexis Garcia

MATCH MOMENTS

• Huntington would double up IWU, 6-3 in corner kicks.
• IWU edged Huntington, 10-7 with shots on goal.     
• Lexis Garcia recorded her seventh assist on the year.
• Karen DeYoung netted her first goal of the season.

PLAYERS PERSPECTIVE

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S SOCCER

• Indiana Wesleyan will remain home taking on Grace (Ind.) at 7 PM on October 11.
• Last year the Wildcats fell to Grace in the NCCAA Midwest Regional Finals. Grace earned the automatic bid to the NCCAA National Tournament as they won a 3-2 PK shootout.