Ball State Slips Past Omaha on Friday Night

Friday, September 6

Omaha, Neb.

5:30 p.m.

Omaha

1-2-1, 0-0-0

Ball State

4-0-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Ball State	1	0	1
Omaha	0	0	0

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

Ball State Slips Past Omaha on Friday Night

Sep 6, 2019 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's soccer team suffered a narrow defeat on Friday night as the Mavericks fell 1-0 vs. Ball State at Caniglia Field.

UNO drops to 1-3-1 on the season while the Cardinals jump their overall record to 5-0-0.

Goals
BSU: 45' – Nicky Potts (Assisted by Sam Musick)

How It Happened

Defense had the upper hand early in the match as neither team attempted a shot in the first 17 minutes.
The Cardinals threatened first in the 17^th minute when Claudia Como let loose a shot from the top of the box that was saved by Omaha goalkeeper Kelly Lemke.
Ball State scored the lone goal in the 45^th minute when received a pass at the top of the box from Sam Musick and fired the ball into the goal.
Amanda Rapaduski nearly tied the match in the 48^th minute, but the ball struck the crossbar and BSU continued to cling to the one-goal advantage.
A leaping save by the Cardinal keeper denied Hannah Heinemann's attempt to tie the match in the 81^st minute from the top left corner of the box.

Inside the Box Score

Omaha tallied an 8-6 advantage in shots in the second half despite the Cardinals outshooting the Mavericks 14-9 for the match.
Rapaduski paced the Omaha offense with five shots while Abby Meader, Avarie Howard, Laurin Mertz and Heinemann attempted one apiece.
Lemke garnered five saves in loss while dropping to 1-1-1 on the season.
18 Mavericks appeared in the contest.

What's Next
The Mavericks trek east to Ames, Iowa, as Omaha is set for a Sunday showdown with Iowa State at 2 p.m.