POCATELLO, Idaho — The Big Sky schedule began for Eastern Washington on Thursday afternoon, as they faced Idaho State on the road. Eastern fell in a 3-2 result, as the Bengals scored three unanswered goals to take control in the game. The Eagles are now 1-9 on the season.
"We are going to continue to fight, one training and one game at a time; working to remember who we are as a team and individuals and what we are all capable of," head coach
Missy Strasburg said. "This group has shown the ability to compete against top level opponents, and that needs to be the standard of effort and commitment to detail from every player. Huge credit to
Maddie Morgan, who continues to score great goals,
Madison Kem who bosses the midfield and
Gillian Martin who has been massively impactful helping out in the back the last two matches. We know how tight the Big Sky is, as a conference, and know that every match will come down to inches and seconds. As we move forward to Sunday, we as a staff, and as a team, need to find the solutions in both mindset and on-field-play to win those inches and get a result."
The scoring started from a familiar face, as Maddie Morgan found the net once again in the 21st minute. Delani Walker threw the ball in from the sideline and Chloe Pattison collected the ball in the box. Pattison turned and shot on goal, but the shot was deflected by ISU's Kelsey Jargstorf. Morgan was there for the rebound and headed the ball into the goal.
The Bengals evened the game up in the 27th minute. ISU then went ahead 2-1 a little over a minute later on a second-chance shot.
At halftime, the Eagles trailed the Bengals by one score.
In the 73rd minute, the Bengals extended their lead to 3-1 with a score from Isabella Winton.
Eastern responded in the 76th minute, as Morgan quick-tapped the ball, off a
Kendall Moore pass,
into the box and found Gillian Martin on her way to the goal. Martin fired a shot past Jargstorf and the ISU lead was down to 3-2.
Morgan fired a shot off in the 79th minute that went off the top post to just miss the equalizer.
The Bengals held on for the 3-2 victory over the Eagles.
Eagle Notes
- Maddie Morgan scored her 12th goal of the season, tied for the second-most goals in a single season in program history. She has 27 goals for her career - currently second - and has 64 career points, also ranking second in EWU history. The senior recorded her 10th career assist Thursday, tying her for sixth on the all-time list.
- Eastern just out-shot ISU, 23 to 22. The Eagles had nine shots on goal, while the Bengals had eight.
- Madison Kem set a career-high with five total shots in the game. Kendall Moore also had a career-game with four total shots. Corina Froehle matched her career-high with two shots on goal. Moore also earned her first career assist after helping to create Gillian Martin's scoring opportunity.
- In the game, EWU earned six corner kicks to ISU's four.
Up Next
Eastern will drive down to Ogden, Utah to play Weber State on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time.
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