OCTOBER 23, 2011

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A pair of goals in the final three minutes broke open a 1-0 contest and propelled Evansville (2-11-4, 1-4 MVC) to a 3-0 women's soccer victory over Drake (3-10-4, 1-4-0 MVC) on Sunday (Oct. 23) in Missouri Valley Conference action.

The two combatants waged a scoreless contest through the game's initial 45 minutes with each side garnering four shots.

The Purple Aces cracked the scoring column first with what proved to be the game-winning goal when Kaitlin Robinett connected on a header in the 67th minute (66:08).  Earning the assist on the tally was Breana Beine.

Evansville maintained the 1-0 lead until Beine registered a pair of tallies in a 70-second span to give the Purple Aces their initial conference win of the season.  Beine turned in goals at the 87:18 and 88:28 marks, respectively.

The Bulldogs posted a 16-15 advantage in shots, led by a team-high four shots from sophomore Paige Dusek (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North).  Turning in three shots each were freshman Katie Helmlinger (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) and juniors Laura Moklestad (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt) and Tara Zika (St. Louis, Mo./Ursuline).  Beine sparked Evansville with a game-high eight shots.

Sophomore goalkeeper Kalena Litch's (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) registered seven saves in the affair, while her counterpart, Chaviel Harrison, also collected seven stops.

Drake closes out its regular season on Thursday (Oct. 27) as the Bulldogs host in-state rival Northern Iowa in a 7:00 p.m. tilt at the Cownie Soccer Complex.  Seeding implications and a berth in the upcoming State Farm MVC Championship will be on the line in the affair.