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The Indiana State University women's soccer fell 0-1 to the Creighton University Bluejays in the final game of the 2011 regular season. The Sycamores now wait on other conference teams to finish regular season play to know if the team will be competing in the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
The loss dropped the Sycamores overall record for the season to 4-13-0, 1-5-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The Bluejays improved their record to 9-5-2 overall, 4-0-1 in the MVC.
The Sycamores now wait to confirm whether they will be eligible to play in the upcoming MVC tournament. Indiana State women's soccer is currently sitting sixth and is the final seed for the upcoming State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The team is tied with the Drake University Bulldogs (1-3) and ahead the University of Evansville Purple Aces (0-4). Depending on the results of the match the Sycamores will be in their fourth consecutive postseason appearance.
The first half of play ended with neither team being able to score. The Sycamores outscored the Bluejays in the first half 3-1 in shots and 2-0 in corner kicks.
The Sycamores were led in shots by freshman forward Alexandra Rodas and senior forward Jessica Rosenberg. In the 16th minute of play, senior goalkeeper Emily Lahay came away with a save.
Creighton dominated the second half as the Bluejays pressured the Sycamore defense heavily with several shots. In the 67th minute, the Bluejays managed to break the Sycamore defense with a shot from outside the penalty box, finding the back of the net.
The Bluejays outscored the Sycamores 12-3 in shots in the second half and took six corner kicks. Lahay came away with three saves in goal.
Teams making it to the conference tournament will be scheduled Thursday.
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