POCATELLO, Idaho - The University of Idaho women's soccer fell 3-1 to Idaho State University, Sunday. The Vandals (2-3-0) held the advantage in the statistical categories but three costly mistakes gave the Bengals (2-4-0) the victory.
The Vandals held a significant advantage on the stat sheet in shots (11-5), shots on goal (7-4), and corner kicks (6-1), however Idaho gave up three goals in the loss.
"We dominated the game from a statistical standpoint, but we gave away three goals on three sloppy errors and it just killed us," head coach Pete Showler said. "We made some mistakes and didn't close down like we should have and it cost us the game."
The first score of the game came in the 40th minute when an own goal by Idaho gave Idaho State the lead. The Vandals fought back to tie the score in the 42nd minute as Aly South and Sonja Baumgartner converted on their second assist-goal combination in as many games.
Idaho State scored the game-winning goal in the 54th minute and added an insurance goal in the 81st minute for the 3-1 win. The Bengals were able to score three goals while taking just five shots.
"We played very well in this game and it was fun to watch, but the mistakes were too much to overcome. We had chances in the first half to increase the lead and chances in the second half to make a comeback, but we just weren't able to convert. We hate to have played this well without getting a result," Showler said.
