After six straight away matches to open the season, Ball State Soccer (4-1-1, 0-0) capped off its home opener and senior night with a 3-1 victory over Omaha (2-5-1, 0-0 Summit).
The first half saw a strong defensive showing from both teams as the half ended scoreless. Senior Alessandra Fistrovich and junior Sam Kambol both had a shot on goal in the first half. Senior goalkeeper Tristin Stuteville recorded a save in the first half.
“The first half was tough, but the second half we played a lot better and were more focused especially offensively”, Freshman Tatiana Mason said.
The second half opened up with Emily Romero giving the Mavericks the advantage to go up 1-0. The Cardinals answered back with a goal of their own by Junior Juila Elvbo to tie the game.
Mason would score in the 75 minute netting her third goal of the season and giving the Cardinals a 2-1 lead. Senior Paula Guerrero would close the door on the Mavericks scoring in the 77 minute to give the Cardinals the win, 3-1.
“I wasn’t happy with conceding the first goal, but I’m proud of the resilience the girls showed in the second half and not giving up after a tough first period.” Head coach Craig Roberts said. “I want to see us work on more clinical offensive strategies and being better defensively as the season goes on.”
Contact Dorian Ducre with any comments at dkducre@bsu.edu
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