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Averie Hike dribbles the ball between two Illinois College opponents
5
Winner Illinois Col. IC (2-0-0, 0-0-0)
4
Neb. Wesleyan NWU (0-2-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Illinois Col. IC
(2-0-0, 0-0-0)
5
Final
4
Neb. Wesleyan NWU
(0-2-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Illinois Col. IC 2 3 5
Neb. Wesleyan NWU 1 3 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Late Comeback Falls Short as Prairie Wolves Lose Home Opener

Lincoln, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan women's soccer opened its 2025 home campaign with a 5-4 loss to Illinois College, Sunday afternoon. The loss moves Nebraska Wesleyan to 0-2, while Illinois College improved to 2-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Half
After failing to score at Concordia, Nebraska Wesleyan's offense came to life early in the match, totaling four shots before Emily Abeyta broke the ice with a goal in the 22nd minute. However, the Lady Blues quickly shifted the momentum with goals in the 25th and 29th minutes to go ahead 2-1. Looking to retake control, Nebraska Wesleyan would manage two more shots in the half but failed to score as Illinois College brought a 2-1 lead into the break. 

Second Half
Illinois College came out firing in the second half, scoring a goal in the 46th minute to go up 3-1. Nebraska Wesleyan responded by taking four shots in the ensuing five minutes, with none finding the back of the net. Then, disaster struck as the Lady Blues scored two goals in a span of three minutes to go up 5-1. Facing near impossible odds, the Black and Gold went to work, with Averie Hike cutting the deficit to three on a 62nd minute goal. From there, NWU continued to fight, firing off six consecutive shots before Abeyta logged her second goal of the game in the 84th minute. Averie Hike scored her second goal less than a minute later to make the score 5-4. The Prairie Wolves were unable to get the game tying goal as Illinois College managed to run out the clock.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • SHOTS: Nebraska Wesleyan - 21 | Illinois College - 15
  • SAVES: Illinois College - 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan - 5
  • CORNERS: Nebraska Wesleyan - 8 | Illinois College - 3
  • FOULS: Illinois College - 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan - 4
  • Jena Schultz - Recorded her second start of the season, making four saves, and allowing two goals.
  • Emily Abeyta - Scored the first two goals of her college career, while leading the team with 10 shots and six shots on goal. 
  • Averie Hike – Tallied her first two goals of the season on four total shots.
GAME NOTES
  • Nebraska Wesleyan moves to 3-2 all-time against Illinois College
  • Emily Abeyta's 10 shots are the most in a single game since Georgia Straka had 10 shots against Crown College in 2015.
  • Through two games, the Prairie Wolves have been out shot 32-23.

UP NEXT

Nebraska Wesleyan will head to Moorhead, Minnesota to take on the University of Northwestern on Saturday, September 6th. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
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