Freshman Julia Liguore netted her first career goal as a Redbird, on the assist from freshman Katie O'Malley, but Illinois State dropped its first game of the 2023 season 3-1 to Indiana on Thursday night.
The Hoosiers struck first netting one at the 19th minute and the score remained for the first period. The Redbirds trailed by one going into the second half, but only six minutes into second period play, the Redbirds earned their first corner kick of the night. Katie O'Malley sent one into the box to connect with Julia Liguore's right foot for the finish. The goal in the 59th minute marked the first goal of the season for the Redbirds, as well as the first goal of Liguore's career at Illinois State. Audrey Brown made two early saves in the first period and ended with seven on the day.
The Redbirds earned all of their corner kicks in the second period, but were at the 6-4 disadvantage in the count. The Hoosiers also led in shots by an advantage of 18-10. Yet, Illinois State picked up its offense in the second half almost doubling its tally of shots from the first period to put pressure on the Hoosier defense. Indiana notched two more goals in the second period at the 53rd, and 73rd minutes to take the eventual victory.
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