RICHMOND, Ind. – The Fightin' Engineers extended their unbeaten streak as they took down the Earlham Quakers 1-0.
Alicia Gonzalez secured a pair of saves in the eighth minute off of an Earlham free quick just outside the box. The Fightin' Engineers would earn a fast break nine minutes later, where
Delaney Untermeyer's shot sailed left of the goal.
Riley Heasley attempted Rose-Hulman's first shot of the game which was saved down the middle in the 19th minute.
Iliana Hernandez stole the ball shortly afterwards, and she added a shot on her own that was hauled in by the keeper.
Vianey Garcia added a strike on goal in the 26th minute which was deflected away by goalkeeper Kaya Ito on an impressive diving save.
Jenna Dudley would close out the half with a shot inside the box, that rolled wide left as the half concluded in a 0-0 tie.
During the 60th minute of the match, Gonzalez made a pass downfield that connected with
Meagan Hall. Hall took a few dribbles, and then played a perfect ball for
Elizabeth Becklund, who fired a shot past the keeper to give Rose-Hulman the 1-0 lead.
Becklund nearly extended the lead two minutes later as her shot down the middle was saved by Ito. Shortly after assisting on the opening goal, Hall rolled a shot past the keeper that barely missed wide left of the post.
Emma Johns attempted a shot on goal of her own in the 82nd minute, where Rose-Hulman's final shot on goal was saved.
Gonzalez secured her final save in the 86th minute as the Fightin' Engineers capped off the match with a 1-0 victory.
Rose-Hulman will stay on the road as they face the Bluffton Beavers, Saturday, October 24 at 6 PM.
