WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - No. 15 Women's soccer defeated by the No. 1 team in the country, the University of the Cumberlands, 1-4. The Patriots came out firing and scored after the first minute. The Wildcats battled back and scored in the 14th minute when Jackie Norris found the back of the net off of an assist by Alyssa Hamman. UC scored immediately in the 14th minute to retake the lead at 2-1. The Patriots scored their other two goals in the 39th minute and the 42nd minute of the first half to take a 4-1 lead. It was a back and forth battle in the second half for IWU. The Wildcat defense played well and did not allow another goal for the rest of the game. 
 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Williamsburg, Ky. | UC Lacrosse/ Soccer Complex
• Records: IWU: 3-2 | UC: 5-0
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #15 | UC - #1

WHAT HAPPENED

• Cumberlands scored the first goal of the game right after the turn of the first minute. 
• Jackie Norris scored for her second goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1 in the 14th minute assisted by Alyssa Hamman.
• The Patriots responded in the same minute with a goal of their own to retake the lead, 2-1.
• UC scored two more goals in the first half to take a 4-1 lead into the halftime.
• The Wildcats played hard and kept up with Cumberlands in the second half, not allowing the No. 1 team in the country to score again.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 2: Jackie Norris scored her second goal of the year.
• 8: Avery Sluss played valiantly in goal recording 8 saves in the game. 6 of which were in the second half.
• 10: IWU registered ten corner kicks compared to zero from UC.

SEIFFERT PERSPECTIVE

• "I'm proud of our team's fight today. The score was not indicative of the match by any means," said Head Coach Daniel Seiffert. "We played 75 minutes of really good soccer but those few minutes of where we were not our best, we got punished. Credit to Cumberlands, they are the reigning champs and #1 team in the country for a reason, but we definitely felt good overall with how we played. This is a special team who cares a ton for each other, so I'm definitely excited to see what all God has in store for this group."

LOOKING FORWARD

• IWU plays next back down in Columbia, Ky. against Lindsey Wilson College this Thursday, September 12th at 4:00 PM.
• Links for video and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.

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