Fort Wayne, Ind. - Eastern Illinois women's soccer picks up its first shutout of the season as the Panthers posted a 0-0 draw at Purdue Fort Wayne. With the result, the Panthers are now 1-2-2 on the season while the Mastodons move to a 2-2-1 overall record.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Ashlyn Hoover added two saves in net to mark the first clean sheet of her college career as well as the first shutout of the season for the Panthers.
 
EIU started the game strong on offense. Within the first five minutes, Ella Onstott, Elisa Solis, and Alex Tetteh added a shot each forcing their goalkeeper to make three saves straightaway. EIU then kept good possession of the ball as the Panthers kept looking for opportunities to go through PFW's defense. The initial half ended with the Panthers having six total shots and three being on target. In the 6th minute, Ashlyn Hoover saved what turned out to be the Mastodon's only shot on goal throughout the entire initial half.
 
As the second half started, PFW tried to keep possession of the ball more often. However, EIU's defense has shown its strength to hold off PFW's offense. On the counter, EIU was able to create some danger to PFW's defenders, but not enough to avoid the scoreless end of the match.
 
Despite the final result, EIU has shown good improvement offensively, especially in the first half. The Panthers have possessed the ball well and controlled most of the action on their attacking third of the field.
 
EIU will now return home to host Illinois State on Thursday, Sept. 7.