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3
Winner Loyola LUC (8-3-0, 2-0 MVC)
2
Evansville UE (4-7-0, 0-1 MVC)
Winner
Loyola LUC
(8-3-0, 2-0 MVC)
3
Final
2
Evansville UE
(4-7-0, 0-1 MVC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Loyola LUC 0 3 3
Evansville UE 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Loyola Wins 3-2 Barnburner Over Evansville

Lange nets game-winner in the 88th minute to give Ramblers fifth straight win

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In Short…
Senior Emily Lange scored with just over two minutes remaining in regulation to cap off a thrilling 3-2 win for the Loyola University Chicago women's soccer team over host Evansville this evening at Arad McCutchan Stadium in Evansville, Ind.  With the win, Loyola's fifth straight, the Ramblers improve to 8-3-0 overall (2-0-0 MVC), while the Purple Aces drop to 4-7-0 (0-1-0 MVC).
 
Coach Bimbi's Thoughts…
"Give a lot of credit to Evansville.  They took us out of our rhythm for most of the night.  It's huge to get three points on the road, and I'm very proud of how this group responded after going down a goal late in the game."
 
How It Happened
Loyola came out attacking from the onset in the first half.  Sophomore Sienna Cruz forced a stop out of Michaela Till, the Evansville netminder, just 22 seconds into the opening stanza.  Senior Katie Grall came within inches of putting the Ramblers on top in the 20th minute, only to see her blast ring off of Till's crossbar. 
 
Evansville notched its first shot of the night in the 26th minute when Jayme-Lee Hunter skied her attempt.  Loyola went right back on the attack as freshman Lindsey Hardiman forced another stop out of Till.  Despite holding an 8-1 edge in shots in the opening 45 minutes, the Ramblers found themselves in a scoreless deadlock heading into halftime.
 
Senior goalkeeper Maddie Ford and Till both received an assist from their respective defenses early in the second half.  Montana Portenier saw her shot cleared off the line in the 56th minute before Cruz suffered the same fate just over five minutes later.  Portenier would break the stalemate in the 72nd minute as she finished inside the 18-yard box to put Evansville on top, 1-0.  Senior Avalon Senn-Raemont wasted little time in answering back for the Maroon & Gold when she headed past Till following a scrum inside the box to pull Loyola even, 1-1, in the 75th minute.
 
Hardiman would give the Ramblers their first lead of the night in the 84th minute of play.  Following a corner kick from junior Taylor Lambouris, the freshman unleashed a screaming blast that bested Till at her near post to put Loyola in front, 2-1.  That lead would prove to be short-lived as Mikayla Harvey put the Purple Aces back on level terms only 48 seconds later by chipping a Sara Osinski free kick past Ford to make it 2-2.  Lange would prove to have the final say in the 88th minute.  Junior Jenna Szczesny crossed a ball into the box that sophomore Aleksa Tataryn played over to Lange.  The senior riffled her attempt from six yards in at the far post to ultimately secure a 3-2 victory.
 
Looking At The Numbers
- Loyola currently finds itself in the midst of its longest winning streak since the 2008 season.
- The Ramblers are off to their second 2-0 start in Missouri Valley Conference play in as many years.
- Tonight marked Loyola's first win of the season when it failed to register the game's opening goal.
- Lange's game-winning tally was her third goal of the year and second in the past two games.
- Loyola closed the night with an impressive 19-6 lead in shots, putting 10 attempts on target.
 
Up Next
Loyola steps back outside Missouri Valley Conference play when it takes on Fort Wayne on Sunday afternoon.  Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. (CT) from the Hefner Soccer Complex in Fort Wayne, Ind.
 
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