Panther Soccer falls in final regular season game to Drake

Thursday, October 28

Des Moines, IA

4 pm

University of Northern Iowa

6-9-2, 3-4-1

Drake University

7-6-5, 2-3-3

UNI

Drake

Panther Soccer falls in final regular season game to Drake

10/28/2021 9:28:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

DES MONIES, Iowa - The UNI women's soccer team dropped their final game of the regular season on Thursday night to Drake.

It was a windy and rainy match for the in-state rivals that had a slow start. The Panthers would get the first shot of the game in the 10th minute when forward Lily Caso shot wide to the left. But the Bulldogs would get the first goal of the game in the 14th minute when midfielder Makenna Shepard put a rebound in the net.

Drake would get one more goal in the first half in the 41st minute. Forward Hallie Peak would find the back of the net in the center of the goal to make it 2-0. The Panthers battled back in the 2nd half, putting up 5 shots on goal compared to the Bulldogs 1 shot. But the offensive effort wouldn't be enough for UNI to overcome, dropping their final game of the season 2-0.

As a team the Panthers had 12 shots, 6 on goal, and 5 corner kicks. Forward Lauren Heinsch led the way offensively for the team with 4 shots and two on goal. Caso and forward Ashley Harrington also had a multi-shot game. Goalkeeper Chloe Russo made one save on 3 shots attempted.

UP NEXT:
The Panthers will get to host their first game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Sunday, October 31st in a rematch against Drake. The game will be played at the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex and is set to begin at 10:30 a.m.