Box Score

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Eastern Kentucky University soccer team fell on the road in its ASUN Conference opener to Florida Gulf Coast, 2-0, on Thursday night in Fort Myers, Florida.
 
The two teams played a scoreless first 45 minutes to send the game into halftime tied.
 
FGCU (4-5, 1-0 ASUN) broke the tie in the 62nd minute when Louise Lillback found the back of the net to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
 
Eastern Kentucky's (4-5, 0-1 ASUN) offense put a lot of pressure on FGCU but the Eagles goalkeeper made two big time saves to keep the match at 1-0 late in the second period.
 
The Eagles put the game away in the 87th minute when Alyssa Abbondandolo took a pass for Alyssa Wilson to take a 2-0 lead.
 
FGCU out-shot the Colonels 20-12 on the contest. The Eagles had eight shots on goal compared to EKU's six.
 
Eastern Kentucky had seven corner kicks with FGCU only having five.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Marah Krick made eight saves on the match.
 
The Colonels continue the Florida road swing on Sunday when they take on Stetson in DeLand, Florida. The match starts at 1 p.m.