CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Oct. 17) - The Wheeling University women's soccer team was defeated 3-1 at Charleston Thursday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) contest.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score:  Charleston 3, Wheeling 1 (Box Score)
• Records: Wheeling (0-11, 0-7 MEC) | Charleston (6-5-1, 4-3-1 MEC)
• Location: Welch Athletic Complex - Charleston, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Wheeling opened up the scoring as junior Marley Magruder (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) scored for the second time in three matches. The goal came in the 32nd minute on a cross from sophomore Braedynn Porter (Mineral Ridge, Ohio/Mineral Ridge).
• Charleston answered in the 38th minute to bring the match to a tie. 
• With just 25 seconds remaining in the first half, the Golden Eagles took the lead to make the score 2-1 heading into the locker rooms.
• Charleston added another goal to increase the lead 3-1 in the opening minutes of the second half.
• The Golden Eagles remained on the offensive and maintained the lead until the final whistle.

MATCH NOTES

• Senior goalkeeper Megan Herter (Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart-Griffin) finished with four saves in the match.
• Charleston finished with a 18-to-8 advantage in shots.

UP NEXT

• Wheeling returns home on Sunday, October 20 to take on Frostburg State in a MEC contest on Bishop Schmitt Field at 1 p.m
• A live stream of the match will be available online and on The Mountain East Network OTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV).