LISLE, Ill. - The Benedictine University women's soccer team moved to 2-0 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play with a 2-0 home win over Edgewood.
FINAL SCOREBenedictine 2, Edgewood 0
THE DETAILS
• Two goals in the second half led Benedictine to a second conference win
• Following a scoreless first half,
Daniela Nieto opened the scoring just three minutes into the second by finishing a screaming cross from
Jackie Elzakhem with a header into the net
• Benedictine has now recorded three straight wins
• Edgewood was predicted to finish third in the conference in the preseason poll
• The win marked the first for Benedictine over Edgewood in the NACC era, which began in 2006-07
• Benedictine has totaled more wins than last year while matching the conference win total from 2014
STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine held a 14-6 edge in shots
• Maddie Frye recorded a pair of saves in goal
• Zoie Holloway tallied three shots in a reserve role
• Miki Winkler scored the final goal, heading home a corner kick
UP NEXTBenedictine (5-4, 2-0) will host the nine-time defending conference champion Aurora University on Wednesday night