CARLINVILLE, Ill. –  Spalding women's soccer traveled to Illinois on Thursday afternoon where they won 2-0 against St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) opponent Blackburn College. The result moved Spalding to 4-6-3 (3-3-1 SLIAC) and the Beavers fell to 3-6-4 (0-4-2 SLIAC).

TURNING POINT
In the first half, it was all SU. The Golden Eagles came out firing with 16 shots in the first half. The defense held strong, giving up zero shots to Blackburn. In the 28th minute, Spalding struck first. The Golden Eagles earned a free kick about 30 yards out. Faith Rutherford stepped up to take the kick and netted it in the top right corner, right over the goalkeeper's head. This provided Spalding with some momentum going into the half up 1-0.

SU came out of halftime carrying momentum from the first half. In the second half, Spalding had shot after shot, taking 18 more shots and landing eight more on target. At the 85th minute mark, the Golden Eagles finally put the nail in the coffin. A cross by Rutherford found Elle Trentman in the middle of the box, who found the back of the net. The beautiful play gave Spalding a 2-0 lead with five minutes to spare for the Beavers. The defense held strong for the Golden Eagles. They were too much to handle in this game, giving up zero shots and got the shutout win. Spalding took the SLIAC victory, 2-0.


GOLDEN EAGLE NOTES

• Spalding had a large advantage in both shots (34-0) and shots on goal (18-0).
• Elle Trentman netted her first goal of the season.
• The Golden Eagles had more corners than the Beavers (7-0).
• Faith Rutherford got her fifth goal and third assist of the season.

NEXT FOR SPALDING
Spalding will travel to Eureka College on Saturday, October 21st at 4:30 p.m. for another SLIAC contest.