GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – On October 16^th, Indiana Wesleyan University Women's Club Soccer team wins its first of the season in a quarterfinal matchup of the inaugural reserve women's soccer conference. With the goal of t-shirts and a trophy on the line, the Wildcats scored their first goal of the season to beat Cornerstone and to move on to the semifinal.


THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Grand Rapids, MI
• Records: IWU: 1-4 

• The game was scoreless until the second half, with both teams having similar attacking opportunities.
• IWU had the better hand with their attacking opportunities, with more shots on goal and more corners in the first half.
• Lydia Roberts and Karstyn Zimmerly kept their back line in line with vocal leadership and a clean sheet in the first half.
• 0-0 after the first half.

• Halftime was filled with encouragement and a change of formation. This was to adapt to their attack and to incorporate our strong midfielder Sophia Nafziger more into our buildup.
• IWU came out strong in the second half, but so did CU with equal shots.
• Within the first 15 minutes, the Wildcats had multiple corner kicks that could have been the go-ahead goal.
• With about 25 minutes to go in the game, we had a perfect chance off a corner kick to Gaby Gonzales when her header was saved off the goal line by one of CU's defenders.
• Immediately following that attempt, IWU received another corner kick, but this time Paige Miller finished off a volley into the back net. This was the game-winning goal as IWU defended the rest of the 25 minutes hard to protect their lead.

• Kendra Kern: A freshman forward who created many different scoring opportunities and led the rest of the team with her pressure defensively.
• Paige Miller: A junior who scored the game-winner, celebrating IWU's first goal of the season in the most crucial time. 
• Julia Pearch: A sophomore playing in the midfield who took the corner to Paige Miller, giving IWU the lead and the win to move to the semifinals.

• The Wildcats will travel to Spring Arbor for a semifinal game against Spring Arbor on Monday, October 19^th at 7:30 PM.