URBANA, Ohio (Oct. 6) - The Wheeling University women's soccer team was defeated 4-2 at Urbana Sunday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) contest.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score:  Urbana 4, Wheeling 2 (Box Score)
• Records: Wheeling (0-9, 0-6 MEC) | Urbana (4-4, 4-2 MEC)
• Location: Urbana University Stadium - Urbana, Ohio

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Urbana struck quickly with a goal near the third minute of the match to take a 1-0 lead.
• The Blue Knights added another in the 11^th minute and took a 2-0 advantage into halftime.
• Wheeling got on the board five minutes into the second half when Urbana turned the ball over deep in its own zone.
• Sophomore Braedynn Porter (Mineral Ridge, Ohio/Mineral Ridge) touched a pass to junior Marley Magruder (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) who finished low-right and past the keeper to make the score 2-1.
• Urbana responded with two-straight goals to up its lead to 4-1, before the Cardinals tallied a second goal in the 70^th minute.
• Magruder got the ball around mid-field and dumped the ball off to junior Zoe Smalley (Coshocton, Ohio/River View). 
• Smalley sent a cross from left to right into the middle of the box and Porter redirected the ball into the back of the net.
• The goal would be as close as the Cardinals got, as Urbana held on for the 4-2 win.

MATCH NOTES

• Senior goalkeeper Megan Herter (Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart-Griffin) finished with eight saves in the match.
• Urbana finished with a 22-to-15 advantage in shots, but only a 12-to-9 edge in shots on goal.

UP NEXT

• Wheeling returns home on Wednesday, October 9 to take on Notre Dame (Ohio) in a MEC contest on Bishop Schmitt Field at 7 p.m.
• A live stream of the match will be available online and on The Mountain East NetworkOTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV).