Eagles See Improvement Despite Loss to Iowa Wesleyan

ANKENY, Iowa—The Faith Eagles women's soccer team fell to Iowa Wesleyan College on Saturday, 3-1. Despite the loss, the team saw marked improvement from their last meeting with the Tigers when the Eagles were defeated 6-0.

The Eagles held their ground for most of the first half until the Tigers scored a goal with less than five minutes to go before halftime.

After the break, Brenna Penrod evened things up with a goal at the 51-minute mark, giving the ladies new confidence. Four minutes later, an unfortunate bounce off an Eagles' defender led to an Iowa Wesleyan goal, and Faith was unable to recover. With under six minutes to play, Iowa Wesleyan scored again, and the 3-1 lead held through the final horn.

Not only was the final score much closer than their last meeting, so were the statistics. Faith managed nine shots on goal, compared to Iowa Wesleyan's eight.

The Eagles have a quick turnaround with a road match on Monday against Rochester Community and Technical College at 6 p.m.