Illini Rebound with Road Shutout at Nebraska, 3-0
Illinois
rebounded with its first Big Ten win on Sunday, downing defending
Big Ten champion Nebraska on the road, 3-0. Sophomore Allison
Stucky scored in the first half and senior Jannelle
Flaws put two away in the second half, while sophomore
goalkeeper Claire Wheatley made three saves as part of the
Illini's fourth shutout this year. UI improved to 6-2-0 overall and
1-1-0 in the Big Ten and Nebraska dropped to 4-3-1 on the year with a
0-1-1 conference mark. "Nebraska
is a great attacking team, so I am proud of our team for sticking to
our game plan and taking care of the details," assistant
coach Jeff Freeman said. "We came out with a lot of energy at
the start to set the tone early. Our team defending from top to bottom
has been really terrific, and it was great again today." The
game was scoreless until the 40th minute when Stucky turned in her
third goal of the season off the assist by junior Amy Feher. The
Brecksville, Ohio, native later added an assist, marking the second
time she has recorded three points in a game in her career. The
Orange and Blue carried the 1-0 advantage into halftime after applying
consistent pressure in the opening frame with an 8-2 edge in shots and
4-2 mark in corner kicks. Flaws posted her second multi-goal game
this season, has six goals through eight games and took over sole
possession of fourth place on Illinois' all-time list with 32 career
goals. She found the net in the 71st minute off the first career assist
by freshman Katherine Ratz. Less than 10 minutes later, Flaws sent
one past the keeper off the set-piece service into the box by Stucky.
The Glenview, Illinois, native attempted a season-high eight shots and
put four on target. The
Illini finished with a 13-6 advantage in shots, as the starting back
line of Feher, redshirt-junior Aliina Weykamp, sophomore Hope
D'Addario and freshman Abby Elinsky limited its fifth
consecutive opponent to single-digit shots. Over the past five games,
Illinois has outshot its opponents 84-23. "Our
back four was on the same page today more than they have been in the
past few games," Freeman said. "We really limited Nebraska's dangerous
chances in front of our goal. When they did have chances, Claire was
there to cover for us." Wheatley
owns two solo shutouts and a 4-1-0 record this season. She also played
a half in Illinois' other two shutouts, as the Illini have posted a
clean sheet in half of their games. Teams
Team
|
1
|
2
|
Total
|
Illinois (6-2-0,
1-1-0 Big Ten)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Nebraska (4-3-1,
0-1-1 Big Ten)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Team
Stats
|
Stat
|
ILL
|
NEB
|
Shots
|
13
|
6
|
SOG
|
5
|
3
|
Corners
|
5
|
4
|
Fouls
|
3
|
4
|
Scoring
Summary
|
Player
|
Assist
|
Time
|
Stucky,
Allison
|
Feher,
Amy
|
39:31
|
Flaws,
Jannelle
|
Ratz,
Katherine
|
70:26
|
Flaws,
Jannelle
|
Stucky,
Allison
|
79:29
|
Goalkeepers
|
Player
|
Mins
|
GA
|
S
|
ILL
- Wheatley, Claire
|
90:00
|
0
|
3
|
NEB
- Schatz, Kelly
|
90:00
|
3
|
2
|
|