FAIRMONT, W.Va. (Oct. 23) – The Wheeling University women's soccer team was handed a 4-1 loss at Fairmont State Wednesday night in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) match.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score:  Fairmont State 4, Wheeling 1 (Box Score - Not yet available)
• Records: Wheeling (0-13, 0-9 MEC) | Fairmont State (8-4-2, 7-2-2 MEC)
• Location: I.L. & Sue Morris Stadium – Fairmont, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals got on the board quickly when a bad tackle inside the box resulted in a penalty kick attempt 78 seconds into the match.
• Senior Micha Miller (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) was tasked with attempting the kick and found the back of the net to give Wheeling an early 1-0 lead.
• The Falcons answered back in the 18th minute on a goal off of a cross to even the score at 1-1.
• Fairmont State took the lead minutes later when a header squeezed by goalie Megan Herter (Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart-Griffin) to give the Falcons a 2-1 lead in the 22^nd minute.
• Fairmont State attack continued and the Falcons added two more insurance goals to secure the win.

MATCH NOTES

• Herter made seven saves in the loss for the Cardinals.
• Junior forward Kendra Benzel (Bernville, Pa. / Tulpehocken) registerd four shots on goal for the Cardinals.

UP NEXT

• Wheeling will head back on the road and travel to MEC opponent Glenville State on Sunday, October 27 to take on the Pioneers at 2 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).