Godfrey, IL – The No. 10 Indian Hills Women's Soccer squad saw its postseason run in the District tournament come to an abrupt end with a penalty kick loss to No. 8 Lewis & Clark Community College (IL) on Sunday. The Warriors and Trailblazers tied 1-1 through 110:00 of action before Lewis & Clark edged the Warriors 7-6 in the penalty kick shootout.
The Warriors will now await their national tournament fate with a potential at-large bid. Indian Hills currently sits at 13-3-1 overall on the year. Eight District champions will earn an automatic bid to the national tournament while four programs will earn an at-large bid to the tournament November 16-22 in Enid, OK.
Indian Hills came up short on Sunday as the Trailblazers came out on top to advance to the third round of the District tournament. Lewis & Clark scored the initial goal in the second half before Indian Hills tallied the equalizer in the 78th minute. Sophomore Nana Tanikawa (Kawasaki, Japan/Takatsu) provided the goal on a one-touch strike from Mia Garza (Ottumwa, IA/Ottumwa).
The two sides battled through two scoreless overtime frames to force a penalty kick session. Ella Forsyth (Grimes, IA/Dallas Center-Grimes) opened the penalty kicks with a goal before freshman Annabelle Combes (Valence, France/Tezenas du Montcel) made a save in net to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead.
Both sides missed a pair of penalty kicks through the first three sessions before Megan Lorjuste (Laval, Canada/Ecole Marie-Anne) and Kiara Levac (Sudbury, Canada/E.S.C. I'Horizon) buried back-to-back shots for the Warriors. The Warriors went on to convert five consecutive penalty kicks, but missed consecutive shots to give way for the Trailblazers in the 10th round. Lewis & Clark converted its final attempt to advance in the District tournament.
Indian Hills will look to earn an at-large bid for its second all-time trip to the national tournament. The national tournament selection show will be held on a date to be announced in the coming days.
NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW
Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Women's Soccer squad all year long through a number of ways:
- X (formerly Twitter): @IHCCAthletics
- Facebook: Indian Hills Athletics
- Instagram: @IHCCWSoccer | @IHCCAthletics
- Youtube: Indian Hills Athletics
- Website: www.indianhillsathletics.com
- Catch up with the history of Indian Hills Women's Soccer: Indian Hills Women's Soccer Record Book | Indian Hills Men's Soccer All-Time Awards
- Keep up with former Indian Hills Men's Soccer standouts and where they are now | Next Level Warriors - Indian Hills Women's Soccer
- All home games are played at IHCC Soccer Comlpex on the Indian Hills Ottumwa campus
- Admission to all home matches is free of charge
HOW TO WATCH
As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills home men's soccer games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:
- GoHillsTV App: Download the Iowa Media Network app on your android or ios device and navigate to the GoHillsTV section
- Website: https://www.iowamedianetwork.com/gohillstv to catch all live and archived information
- Roku Streaming Device (new): Have a Roku TV or streaming stick? Download the GoHillsTV app to start streaming today!
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