LEBANON, Ill. | Leemon Field - The 24th-ranked Bearcats used a strong second half with four goals by four players on the day as McKendree University women's soccer defated Truman State, 4-1. McKendree found the game winner in the 50th minute with senior defender
Zoe Cormier finding the back of the net off a corner, marking Cormier's first game-winning-goal of the 2026 campaign. The Bearcats remain at Leemon for their next game with the Flyers of Lewis University coming to Lebanon for a battle on Wednesday, September 30, at 5:00PM.
The Saturday matchup between the Bearcats and Bulldogs saw plenty of offense throughout but began with McKendree hammering Truman State's defensive third, breaking through in the 11th minute. Sophomore midfielder
Lyla Karolczak punched through the opening goal on a dish out from junior forward
Maddie Mauch, which made it a 1-0 advantage over the Bulldogs. Truman State responded by sneaking through a deflected and caroming ball to level the game at 1-1. The two squads went back and forth for the remainded of the first half as McKendree led with seven shots, including four on-frame.
In the second half, McKendee came out of the gate with a fury, firing the game-winning score in the 50th minute. Karolczak lined up to take a corner, curling it into the box and finding the head of Cormier, who sent it in for the lead, 2-1. With her game-winner, Cormier has now logged a goal in three consecutive games. Then, in the 58th, McKendree expanded its lead over the Bulldogs as Mauch tallied her 10th goal of the season behind the helper from senior forwad
Aubrey Andrews. The Mauch score put the Bearcats up 3-1. In the 64th minute, Andrews got in on the fun with her ninth goal of the fall and McKendree's fourth of the contest as Karolczak added in the assist.
McKendree held off Truman State for the rest of the afternoon, as junior
Alyse Day earned the win in goal behind four saves.
GOALS
11th | #21
Lyla Karolczak (4) via #11
Maddie Mauch
50th - GWG | #27
Zoe Cormier (3) via #21
Lyla Karolczak
58th | #15
Maddie Mauch (10) via #14
Aubrey Andrews
64th | #14
Aubrey Andrews (9) via #21
Lyla Karolczak
UP NEXT | GLVC Home Game
September 30 | 5:00PM vs Lewis | Lebanon, Illinois - Leemon Field |
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