Erin Teevans and Bailey Zehr have played excellent soccer throughout the 2018 season, and that trend continued on Wednesday evening.
Zehr opened the scoring, and Teevans netted the next two, as the Taylor Trojans came away with a convincing 3-0 win over the IWU Wildcats.
After a scoreless opening 45 minutes, the Trojans quickly capitalized early in the second half. In the 48th minute, Hannah Davis handled a misplayed ball from an IWU defender and sent a perfect cross to Zehr, who headed it in around the six-yard box to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead. It was Zehr’s ninth goal of the season and 28th of her career.
Eight minutes later, the Trojans increased their lead, as Zehr found Teevans streaking down the sideline, and the freshman made no mistake, chipping it in from 10 yards out to make it a 2-0 advantage.
Teevans scored her second of the night in the 82nd minute off of some precision passing. Kate Kortenhoeven, another freshman, passed the ball to Emma Walsh. Walsh then hit Teevans with a one-touch pass, and Teevans once again scored from 10-yards out to put the game away.
The Trojans outshot the Wildcats 14-7, with Zehr leading the way with six. Teevans finished with three, while Jourdan Lehman and Morgan each came away with two.
Megan Williams earned her eighth save of the season with two saves in the victory.
IWU, on the other hand, was shut out for the third straight contest. The Wildcats have not scored a goal since October 6, when they scored three against the University of Saint Francis.
“Tonight, was not quite our night,” IWU Head Coach Daniel Seiffert said. “Credit to Taylor for coming out second half and capitalizing on their chances. We have a really strong conference, and a lot can still happen in this league, so we will be focusing our time and attention on our upcoming match this weekend.
