Illinois-Chicago Flames W 1, Northern Iowa Panthers W 0

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Interstat) — The Illinois-Chicago Flames edged the Northern Iowa Panthers 1-0 in a tightly contested NCAA women’s soccer match on Thursday, securing a road victory despite being statistically projected to lose. The lone goal of the match, scored in the second half, was enough to lift the Flames and hand the Panthers their seventh loss of a difficult season. The game, played before an intimate gathering of 100 spectators, was a defensive struggle for long stretches, with both sides utilizing deep benches in an attempt to find an offensive spark. The result improved Illinois-Chicago’s record to 6-6-4… Read more...