MADISON, WISC. - Two goals in the final seven minutes of the first half was all the Madison College women's score team needed to score a 2-0 win in a Region 4 tilt with Kankakee Community College on Tuesday at Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman Pitch-East. Savi Pursley and Delaney Bracken each tallied their first goals of the season, while goalkeeper Morgan Thompson earned her first shutout of 2023. The WolfPack are 1-0-1 all-time against the Cavaliers.

Madison College dominated the soccer ball on their home pitch, amassing a 19-1 differential in shots on goal and a 28-3 edge in total shots. Despite that, the WolfPack struggled to find the net for the game's first 38 minutes.

A turnover near midfield kept the ball in Madison's control on their offensive half, and a perfectly executed give-and-go between Pursely and Bracken ended with a quick tap of the soccer ball to get past a diving goalkeeper for a 1-0 lead in the 39'. The goal for Pursley, a Madison, Wisconsin, native, is her first career scoring strike, and comes in her 18th career match.



A corner kick in the 42' was perfectly placed by sophomore Kierstin McHugh, and allowed the 5'11" Bracken to out-jump the competition for a header over the goalkeeper. 

While the offense continued to seek scoring opportunities, the defense completely kept the visiting Cavaliers (1-4-1) in check. After posting one shot in the first half, KCC sent a kick wide in the 64' and then saw Thompson come up with a save on their only shot on goal of the match in the 89'. Thompson owns five career shutouts.

Bracken, a native of Monona, Wisconsin, was tops on the team with four shots on goal, followed by three each from Atziry Ocampo, Camille Gilbertson, and Emma McGlynn.



Up Next:

Madison College (3-1) is on the road Saturday, September 16 to play Black Hawk College (3-1-1) in a Region 4 match in Moline, Illinois. It's the first-ever match between the WolfPack and Braves. Kickoff is at 3:00 p.m. for the first of four consecutive road matches.

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