KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — In the second game of the 2016 season and its Great Lakes Valley Conference road-trip, the Ohio Dominican women's soccer team fell to No. 25 Truman State, 1-0.

Ohio Dominican (0-1-1, 0-0-0 GLIAC) tied Quincy 1-1 in a road match on Thursday night in its first match of the year.

Quincy went 14-4-4 in 2015 and finished third in the GLVC regular season standings. Truman finished 15-3-5 last year and earned the 2015 GLVC tournament championship, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

For ODU, senior Emily Riviello (Huber Heights, Ohio) and sophomore Becca Gordon (Johnstown, Ohio) recorded shots on goal, with sophomore Susan D'Isidoro (Twinsburg, Ohio) and junior Alli Pavlik (Cortland, Ohio) also finishing with one shot apiece.

Junior Kelsey Harris (Mason, Ohio) recorded four saves, anchoring the goalkeeper position for ODU in the second half. Sophomore Marissa Wierzbicki (Powell, Ohio) started at goalkeeper for Ohio Dominican, not allowing a goal in her time between the posts.

The Panthers held strong in the first half, deadlocked 0-0 with the Bulldogs at halftime. But Truman scored the only goal of the game at the 58:10 mark after a header shot by 2015 team leader in goals, Allison Lockett, assisted by Stephanie Williams, found the back of the net to give Truman a game-decisive 1-0 lead. 

The Panthers will look forward to their next contest and first home match of the year against Roberts Wesleyan on Friday, September 9 at 7 p.m. at Panther Stadium.

Contact: Aaron McPherson
mcphersa@ohiodominican.edu