TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- More than 500 students, faculty, staff and fans of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's soccer showed their support to the team after an emotional week, then cheered on the Fightin' Engineers in a narrow 1-0 to No. 3 ranked Washington University in St. Louis on Sunday at the Rose-Hulman Soccer Field.

The team honored freshman Erin Canning, who passed away last weekend in an off-campus accident, with a pair of photos and a moment of remembrance prior to the game.  The team posed both with the students attending the game to offer their support of the program and also posed in front of the scoreboard which displayed Erin's jersey number and name.

Following the moment of remembrance, two previously unbeaten and once team programs put on an outstanding NCAA Division III women's soccer match.  WashU scored off a corner kick in the 3rd minute, when Riley Alvarez found the back of the net on a double assist from Kate Flynn and Erin Flynn.  The two teams then battled in a tight defensive contest that finished with WashU claiming the narrow 1-0 victory.

WashU outshot Rose-Hulman 18-3 on the day, with Natalie Dillon recording five saves to keep the match close.  Defender Veronica Gawarecki added the defensive play of the day, racing back to the box to deflect a potential scoring kick away from the net and keep the score at 1-0.

Offensively, Lane Lawrence, Sarah Shoemaker and Jayden Gibson each recorded one shot for the Engineer offense.

WashU improved to 7-0-1 on the season and should maintain their national top five ranking this week.  Rose-Hulman stands 4-1-1 on the season and opens Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play at Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday.