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Olivet ends non-conference slate with 5-1 setback at Elmhurst

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Olivet ends non-conference slate with 5-1 setback at Elmhurst
September 24, 2024

ELMHURST, Ill. – Playing its final non-conference game of the season, The University of Olivet women's soccer team fell to Elmhurst (Ill) University, 5-1, this evening under the lights at Langhorst Field.

THE BASICS

  • Final Score: Elmhurst 5, Olivet 1
  • Location: Langhorst Field; Elmhurst, Illinois
  • Records: Olivet 2-5-2 overall, Elmhurst 4-4-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Bluejays scored their first goal off a corner kick in the 12th minute.
  • Elmhurst added three second-half goals to make the score 4-0.
  • The Comets got on the scoreboard in the 75th minute. Freshman Jillian Ostrowski netted the goal after receiving a pass from sophomore Kelsie Finazzo. It is the first collegiate goal for Ostrowski.
  • The Bluejays capped the scoring with a goal in the 88th minute.

FOR THE COMETS

  • Olivet recorded five shots in the game, including three by junior Jennie Underwood.
  • Senior goalkeeper Sarah Willard tallied four saves while playing 78 minutes.

UP NEXT

  • The Comets now focus on Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play which begins next Wednesday, October 2, with a home game against Hope College. The first touch from the Cutler Athletic Complex is at 4 p.m.