EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Claire Nieroda scored twice in the second half as SIUE women's soccer scored a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over UT Martin Saturday night at Korte Stadium.
The victory improved SIUE's league-leading Ohio Valley Conference record to 3-0 and its overall record to 5-3-3. UT Martin dropped to 3-5-6 overall and 1-1-1 in the OVC.
UT Martin led at halftime 1-0 behind a goal at 13:09 from Unni Wolf from five yards out from Peyton Cook and Addy McCleary.
SIUE, playing as the 66ers, won the battle in shots in both halves and 11-8 overall.
Nieroda, who had five shots, buried her eighth goal of the season at 50:47. The game's equalizer was very similar to UT Martin's goal in that it was from just in front of the net on a pair of passes from Tori Bockstadter and MaryClaire Imig.
Tied 1-1, SIUE goalkeeper Baylor Lynch stepped up with a diving stop of a strong shot from UTM's Yaritza Trejo at 64:37.
The 66ers took that momentum and kept possession much of the rest of the game. A foul in the box from UT Martin silenced the crowd at Korte Stadium as Nieroda stepped up for her OVC-leading ninth goal on a penalty kick at 82:08.
Lynch finished with four saves as did UT Martin goalkeeper Mac Titus.
SIUE has two OVC matches scheduled for next week. On Thursday, SIUE battles Western Illinois in Macomb. Next Sunday, SIUE welcomes Southern Indiana for Senior Day.
