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Women's Soccer - Tue, Oct. 9, 2007
Lynsey McFarland
Lynsey McFarland
JU 2, ONU 1 -Box
 
Bourbonnais, Ill. – With the end of the season coming quickly, the Judson University women’s soccer team won a key CCAC (Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference) match with a 2-1 win over Olivet Nazarene University (9-6-1/5-3). JU is now 7-5-1, 4-3 in the CCAC, and have won their last four matches.

Coming into the match, JU sat behind ONU by one game as the Tigers were 5-2 in the CCAC. With the win, JU, ONU, and Robert Morris all have three losses while St. Xavier, Trinity Christian, and Trinity International all have one loss.

Freshman Lynsey McFarland (Livingston, Scotland) gave JU the momentum in the first half as she kicked a perfect goal from 20-yards out as it floated into the net on a direct kick in the 10th minute. JU’s offense was on the attack as they took 10 shots to ONU’s three in the first half but only netted one goal.

ONU tied the game at one at the 55th minute in the second half when Michelle Davis booted one in from the box. Both teams battled in the wind for the next 25 minutes until Judson received a free kick from 25 yards out on the side of the field. McFarland sailed the ball into the box and as a result junior Rebecca O’Donnell (Wheeling, Ill.) headed in the game winning goal in the 81st minute. Judson then kept pushing their offense in the final nine minutes to retain the lead.

JU out shot ONU, 17-11, and took five corner kicks to ONU’s three. Sophomore Alice Phoneprasith had six saves in the win.

Judson will now host Calumet on Thursday, October 11th, in their final home game at 3:30 p.m.