SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – The West Liberty University women's soccer team gave up a pair of first half goals and couldn't recover here Friday as host Notre Dame coasted to a 2-0 win at Mueller Field.
The Falcons (8-3-1, 7-2-1) drew first blood in the 10th minute when Jillian Doss took advantage of a loose ball in the box and banged it into the net for a quick 1-0 lead.
Notre Dame pushed the margin to 2-0 in the 29th minute when the WLU back line was unable to clear a long centering pass from Sarah Grossman. A sprinting Katarina Doncevic ran onto the ball behind the Black and Gold defense and drilled it home.
With the two-goal lead, the Falcons went into a defensive shell, giving Coach Barry Christmas' Hilltoppers (2-6-3, 2-5-3) very few chances to get back in the match. Notre Dame outshot West Liberty by a 10-3 margin and Louisa Rygh made two saves to get the shutout. Hannah Judkins had a pair of saves in net for the Hilltoppers. West Liberty returns home to host Urbana on Sunday. Kickoff is set for noon at the West Liberty Soccer Complex.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Notre Dame 2, West Liberty 0
West Liberty 0 0 – 0
Notre Dame 2 0 – 2
First Half
NDC: Goal: Jillian Doss (unassisted), 9:53
NDC: Goal: Katarina Doncevic (Sarah Grossman), 28:45
A: 101
Match Statistics
Shots: West Liberty 3, Notre Dame 10
Saves: West Liberty 2 (Hannah Judkins 2), Notre Dame 2 (Louisa Rygh 2) Corners: West Liberty 1, Notre Dame 3
