DECORAH, Iowa – The Luther women's soccer team picked up their first Midwest Conference win in school history by defeating Illinois College 2-0. A goal came in each half from
Samantha McCorkle and
Katelyn Lynch. Luther is 2-2-2 overall and 1-0-0 in the Midwest Conference.
In the 22
nd minute,
Ava Stemler passed the ball ahead from midfield. McCorkle was able to chase down the pass and chipped it over the goalkeeper to give the Norse a 1-0 lead.
Luther doubled the lead in the second half in the 50
th minute when Lynch fired a bending shot into the back of the net.
Illinois College drops to 2-8-0 overall and 0-2-0 in the conference.
The Norse recorded 22 shots with 10 on frame while limiting the Lady Blues to four shots. Up next Luther travels to Grinnell College on Tuesday, Sept. 29 for a 4 p.m. game in Grinnell, Iowa.