Creighton University
Evansville
Fyles Pair Leads Creighton to 4-1 Win at Evansville
10/29/2009 11:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Beth Fyles scored two goals, as Creighton used four unanswered tallies in the second half to defeat Evansville, 4-1, Thursday evening at Black Beauty Field.
The win secured a home match for CU in the first round of the MVC Tournament on Sunday. The Jays, seeded third, will face Evansville for the second consecutive match, as the Purple Aces finished the regular season as the league's sixth-place team.
"I was very pleased with the second half," said head coach Bruce Erickson. "We started to play our game and got stronger as the game wore on. Every player made an impact on the game tonight," he added.
With the Bluejays trailing 1-0, two-goals 44 seconds apart gave the Jays all the scoring they would need. Eden Hingwing started the rally in the 61st minute with her second goal of the year after a scramble following a corner kick
Fyles scored the game-winner would then score the game-winner at 61:26 of the match. Fyles gained control after Evansville's kick-off and broke thorough the defense, beating EU keeper Chaviel Harrison for the 2-1 lead.
The two goals were Fyles' first points in eight matches, as she now has four goals and 11 points on the season.
Creighton continued the rally with Erin Gunther's second goal of the season. Gunther put a free kick on goal, beating Harrison high and just under the crossbar from 26 yards out for a two-goal Bluejay lead.
The Jays capped the scoring with Fyles' second goal. Fyles took a cross from the foot of Brittney Neumann and scored on the far post for the fourth and final goal.
Evansville's only goal came in the 29th minute courtesy of Abby Guerra. Guerra scored her second goal of the season from 10 yards out on the right post following a throw-in from Kaitlin Oldfield. Katelyn Smith also assisted on the play to tie for the Evansville point lead.
Alicia Montgomery saved three shots to pick up her 10th win of the season. Harrison saved five shots to fall to 1-7-0 on the year.
After a near-even first half, Creighton dominated the shot column in the second half with an 8-1 advantage.
Sunday's match between the Bluejays and Purple Aces will kick-off at 1:00 p.m. Drake will host Indiana State in the other first round match.
