Box Score
URBANA, Ohio -- The Notre Dame College women's soccer team rolled to a 2-1 road victory over the Mountain East Conference rival Urbana Blue Knights on Tuesday afternoon at UU Stadium. Noelle Jester scored the early goal for the Falcons and Alexandria Gayle scored the late goal, leading NDC to its seventh win of the season.

The Falcons (7-1-2 overall, 6-1-2 MEC) outshot the host Blue Knights by a 16-11 margin in the game, including a 9-4 margin in the first half alone.

One of those nine first-half shots equated to a 13th minute goal by Noelle Jester, who was assisted by Alexis Manoa on the score. The goal was Jester's third of the season, second most on the team.

As the first half progressed, the Falcons continued to maintain ball possession. However, Urbana broke through with a goal in the 30th minute from Kobi Bryant, tying even with the Falcons at 1-1.

The score remained 1-1 at the halftime intermission, and the second half began at a back-and-forth pace as both sides battled for the go-ahead goal. Playing behind a stout Falcons defense, Samantha Shoemaker made four saves in the second half to keep Urbana off the scoreboard.

Then in the 72nd minute, the NDC offense returned the favor with a clutch goal from Alexandria Gayle, giving the Falcons a 2-1 lead with less than 20 minutes remaining. The goal came with an assist from Manoa, her second of the game and team-leading fourth of the season.

The Falcons defense remained steady from there on out, holding on to beat Urbana by a final score of 2-1.

With the win, the Falcons improve to 7-1-2 on the season, including a 6-1-2 mark against MEC opponents.

NDC returns to action on Friday, Oct. 7 on the road against the West Liberty Hilltoppers in another in-conference battle. Game time is scheduled for 3 pm.