WKU Ends Road Trip With 4-0 Defeat at Old Dominion

Sunday, September 30

Norfolk, Va.

12 P.M. CT

Western Kentucky University

2-7-2, 0-4-0

Old Dominion

4-6-2, 1-3-0

WKU

Old Dominion

9/30/2018 3:07:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion scored three goals in the final 17 minutes of play as WKU fell, 4-0, at the ODU Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon to end its five-match road trip.

Ambere Barnett led the Lady Toppers (2-7-2, 0-4 C-USA) with three shots on the day, putting two of those chances on target, and both Megan Morris and Ashley Leonard had two shots apiece.

In goal, Bailee Witt played the full 90 minutes and made three saves, all of which came in the second half of play.

For the Monarchs (4-6-2, 1-3 C-USA), Morgan Hall had a team-best three shots and scored a pair of goals while playing only 51 minutes off the bench; Iris Achterhof also assisted on a pair of the Monarch goals. In goal, Jasmine Crawley played the full match and made four saves to record the clean sheet.

WKU's offense peppered Crawley over the first quarter-hour of the match, with shots from Lyric Schmidt, Barnett and Morris keeping the Monarch defense on its heels. Schmidt and Barnett's chances went just wide of the net, while Morris, who scored for the Lady Toppers on Friday evening at Charlotte, notched WKU's first shot on goal of the afternoon at the 16:35 mark.

Old Dominion jumped in front with a 1-0 advantage after Hall's goal in the 23rd minute. Carla Morich served the ball into the box, and Hall fired past Witt to give the Monarchs the lead midway through the opening half.

Leonard nearly pulled the Lady Toppers level just under 10 minutes later, pressing Crawley into action with a strong shot on goal. In the closing minutes of the half, Leonard also took a pair of corner kicks for WKU, but the Lady Toppers were unable to create chances off either set piece and entered the locker room with a 1-0 deficit.

WKU again came close to equalizing in the 53rd minute off the head of Barnett. The freshman went up for a contested header and directed the shot toward goal, but Crawley again was there for the save to maintain the Monarchs' advantage.

Witt came up with a pair of big saves a few minutes later to keep the Lady Toppers within striking distance, stonewalling shots from Cristina Bashara and Natalie Johnson for her first two stops of the afternoon.

Over the final 17 minutes of the match, Old Dominion found the back of the net three times to reach the final 4-0 scoreline. Hall, Kyra Ricks and Amanda Nhek each scored for the Monarchs as Achterhof dished out assists on two of the goals.

With its long road trip finally in the books, WKU will finally return home to the WKU Soccer Complex next weekend for a pair of battles against FIU (6 p.m. on Oct. 5) and UTEP (1 p.m. on Oct. 7). The Lady Toppers own a six-match unbeaten streak (4-0-2) at home stretching back to last season and have posted a win (Kentucky Christian) and two ties (Miami and Lipscomb) thus far this season.