ANDERSON, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has captured the No. 3 seed for the upcoming Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament after earning a 3-2 road victory at Anderson University on Wednesday afternoon.
With the victory, Rose-Hulman improved to 11-2-2 on the season and 7-1-1 in HCAC play. Anderson earned the No. 4 seed after completing the regular season at 7-7-1 and 6-2-1 in league contests.
Sarah Shoemaker scored the game winner in the 71st minute to snap a 2-2 tie and lift the Engineers to the victory.
Rose-Hulman opened the scoring in the 13th minute on a score by
Christina Rogers, courtesy of a pass from
Elle Vuotto.
Lauren Brown tied the score at 1-1, but Rose-Hulman took a 2-1 halftime lead with a score in the 44th minute by
Megan Foder.Â
Jayden Gibson provided the assist.
Anderson again knotted the score at 2-2 on a goal by Lillie Casey, setting the stage for the Shoemaker game winner. Rogers and Vuotto provided the assists on the game winning score.
Rose-Hulman outshot Anderson 18-6 in the game, with
Natalie Dillon picking up the victory at goalkeeper. Rogers led the Engineer offense with five shots.
Rose-Hulman will host a first round HCAC Women's Soccer Tournament Game against Franklin College on Saturday at 2 pm at the Engineer Soccer Field.