CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - The UIndy women's soccer team fell 2-1 to Thomas More in the team's second game of a two-game road swing to begin the season.
Dating back to 2002, these two teams have only played each other two times, both of those games coming in the last two seasons, with the Saints taking both games from the Greyhounds, in one goal wins each time.
The chances for both teams were fairly even, but the Hounds came out on top in total shots with 12, compared to Thomas More's 10. This is the first time UIndy has out shot their opponent since they out shot Missouri S&T last season (10/13/24).
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Saints struck first in this one, getting the game's first goal after just eight minutes on a shot from Thomas More's, Ivy Hoffman that beat UIndy's Kendall Ellis to give the Saints a 1-0 lead.
Emily DeWitt created the game's next best chance just seven minutes later when her attempt was saved by Natalie Kindt. Along with DeWitt, the Saints also created quality chances of their own in the 23rd and 39th minutes, but were both denied as well by UIndy's Ellis, who made her second straight start for the Hounds in goal this season.
After both teams went into the locker room, the Hounds pushed to get that goal back, with efforts by Greyhounds newcomer, Izzie Wallace and senior Rochelle Maxson, which both forced saves out of Thomas More's Kindt, to keep the Saints ahead 1-0 after 58 minutes.
The Saints found their second goal just five minutes later to take a 2-0 lead in the 62nd minute.
Wallace and Maxson continued the Hounds' push for that breakthrough goal, but were again both denied by Kindt in the 75th and 82nd minutes, respectively.
Karoline Bachelder eventually find the goal UIndy was searching for, in the 89th minute, following a corner kick. That goal marks the second goal in her three year career with the Greyhounds, with the other goal coming against Quincy (9/20/24).
Bachelder's goal wouldn't be enough for the Hounds though, as the Saints managed the game's final 37 seconds to stave off the late comeback attempt from UIndy, and secure the 2-1 win.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Maxson's two shots on goal are tied for the most she's had in a single game in her career, the other being against Rockhurst in 2024.
- Lyza Shamy played a full 90 minutes for the 26th time in her career as a Greyhound.
- The two freshmen, Ella Higbie and Frannie Poulos both recorded a shot for the Hounds in tonight's game.
- For the 14th time in her career as the Greyhound goalkeeper, Ellis notched at least three saves in a single game.
UP NEXT
UIndy will return home to host their annual Back the Pack game on Sunday Sept. 14 at noon, where they will take on Truman in the team's first GLVC match of the season.
