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After both goalkeepers were able to turn away several good scoring chances by each team, Purdue Fort Wayne finally broke though in the final 11 minutes to pick up a 1-0 win over Eastern Illinois on Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field.
 
The goal came in the 79th minute as Hailey Hoskins knocked home a cross from Kailey Hansen for the Mastodons (2-1-1) goal.
 
Both teams had three shots on goal in the opening half with the Panthers finishing with eight total shots on goal of their 14 total shots.  Carys Grieve led EIU with two shots on goal.
 
Abby Reinl, Ella Dwyer, Casey Kittridge, Alex Tetteh, Elisa Solis and Kylie Mahoney all added shots on goals for EIU (1-2-1).
 
Purdue Fort Wayne had 17 total shots with six on target including the game winner late in the second half. 
 
Sam Christie finished with eight saves for the clean sheet for Purdue Fort Wayne.  Ashlyn Hoover had five saves as she came up short of her second straight shutout in goal.