Spring Break
Home streak snapped
Jon Oakley
Issue date: 10/15/08 Section: Sports
The Westerwinds soccer team was shut out by Creighton 2-0 on Tuesday, snapping a 14-game home unbeaten streak.
The teams looked evenly matched early until Creighton (10-4) gained the momentum in the ninth minute of play. Western Illinois (5-6-2) sophomore goalkeeper Jessica Walsh slowed Jays senior forward Marcy Gans' shot but let the ball slip through her hands and into the net.
"You can't just give people goals," said head coach Tony Guinn. "It's too hard to earn goals in soccer; you can't just give it away, and we gave them a goal in the first half."
The Westerwinds couldn't get back into the game and were limited to only three shots on goal.
The Jays clinched the victory late in the second half when sophomore midfielder Emily Orbell drove in a goal off of a rebound left in front of the net.
Sophomore goalkeeper Meghan Tyk allowed the second goal and was replaced minutes later, giving sophomore keeper Ashley Shugar some time in net.
"We've created a legacy here at home," said sophomore defender Jennifer Green. "We've been unbeaten since 2006 and it's heartbreaking to go down like this, but every one of the girls on the field today fought hard for 90 minutes so, it's nothing to be ashamed of. It's a really unlucky goal in the first half and the second goal was a great goal. So you win some, and you lose some. It's a tough loss."
Western's goalie battle seems to be regressing and it now looks like Shugar is joining the competition.
"We need a keeper who we can put in goal and not give up goals," Guinn said. "In soccer you can't give people goals and I'm not happy we gave them a goal right away. It's a bad goal to let it hit your hands and go right in the goal."
Although Creighton came to John MacKenzie Alumni field with a significantly better record than the 'Winds, Guinn said he wasn't that impressed with the Jays.
"I thought Iowa were better, I thought Drake were better, I thought DePaul was better, I don't know; (they were) middle of the road," Guinn said. "I thought they were OK. They didn't blow my mind. South Dakota State, I'm surprised they lost to them, but it was at home in their $13 million stadium."
The Westerwinds will take a two-game Summit League road trip this weekend, traveling to Oakland Friday and moving on to IUPUI on Sunday.
The teams looked evenly matched early until Creighton (10-4) gained the momentum in the ninth minute of play. Western Illinois (5-6-2) sophomore goalkeeper Jessica Walsh slowed Jays senior forward Marcy Gans' shot but let the ball slip through her hands and into the net.
"You can't just give people goals," said head coach Tony Guinn. "It's too hard to earn goals in soccer; you can't just give it away, and we gave them a goal in the first half."
The Westerwinds couldn't get back into the game and were limited to only three shots on goal.
The Jays clinched the victory late in the second half when sophomore midfielder Emily Orbell drove in a goal off of a rebound left in front of the net.
Sophomore goalkeeper Meghan Tyk allowed the second goal and was replaced minutes later, giving sophomore keeper Ashley Shugar some time in net.
"We've created a legacy here at home," said sophomore defender Jennifer Green. "We've been unbeaten since 2006 and it's heartbreaking to go down like this, but every one of the girls on the field today fought hard for 90 minutes so, it's nothing to be ashamed of. It's a really unlucky goal in the first half and the second goal was a great goal. So you win some, and you lose some. It's a tough loss."
Western's goalie battle seems to be regressing and it now looks like Shugar is joining the competition.
"We need a keeper who we can put in goal and not give up goals," Guinn said. "In soccer you can't give people goals and I'm not happy we gave them a goal right away. It's a bad goal to let it hit your hands and go right in the goal."
Although Creighton came to John MacKenzie Alumni field with a significantly better record than the 'Winds, Guinn said he wasn't that impressed with the Jays.
"I thought Iowa were better, I thought Drake were better, I thought DePaul was better, I don't know; (they were) middle of the road," Guinn said. "I thought they were OK. They didn't blow my mind. South Dakota State, I'm surprised they lost to them, but it was at home in their $13 million stadium."
The Westerwinds will take a two-game Summit League road trip this weekend, traveling to Oakland Friday and moving on to IUPUI on Sunday.
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