LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. - Following their 7-1 start to the season, the Madison College women's soccer team has had a rough October with injuries piled on to a 0-2-2 mark entering Saturday's Region 4 match at the College of Lake County. Unfortunately, the trend continued in heartbreaking fashion as the WolfPack settled for their third straight draw with a 1-1 final against the Lancers in a contest that was shifted to Libertyville High School due to field conditions on the CLC home pitch following several days of rain. 

Madison College started strong with three shots and one on goal in the first 13 minutes. They broke through with a goal in the 14' to take a 1-0 lead. Freshman Logan Vollert set up for a corner kick and lofted a pass towards the goal box, where fellow first year Delaney Bracken out-jumped the Lancers and banged a header off the crossbar and into the goal. The 5'11" forward from Monona, Wisconsin, boasts six goals on the season and has scored in back-to-back matches.



The two teams continued to battle it out the rest of the first half, with the visitors putting up three more shots and another on goal, and most of the second with the WolfPack clinging to a 1-0 lead. A College of Lake County (6-2-5) turnover near midfield late in the 90' gave Bracken a 1-on-1 with the goalkeeper, who came up with a tremendous save on a shot from the top of the penalty area. The Lancers quickly moved the ball down the pitch, and with the final second ticking off the clock, sent a shot towards the goal that was deflected in before the final whistle.

The match finished with the Lancers owning an 8-4 edge in shots on goal, an 11-8 lead in total shots, and a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Bracken finished with five total shots, three shots on goal, and one successful header. Sophomore Tazhia Aune recorded the only other shot on goal.

Morgan Thompson, a second year goalkeeper, was credited with seven saves and one goal allowed.

The setback is the first in three all-time meetings with Lake County.

Up Next:

Madison College (7-3-3), which is owns a winless streak of four straight matches, returns to Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman Pitch-East on Tuesday, October 17 for their regular season home finale against Triton College (2-4-1). The WolfPack is 9-2-2 all-time against the Trojans. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. and can be streamed live at MadisonCollege.TV.

***UPDATE (10/16/23 2:08PM): Tuesday's match with Triton College has been canceled and ruled a no contest. Madison College will finish the regular season on Saturday, October 21 against the College of DuPage (4-9-1), a match that was rescheduled from August 23 due to excessive heat. The Chaparrals lead the all-time series by a 10-6-2 count. Game time is at 2:00 p.m. in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

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