Terre Haute, Ind.—The Sycamores dropped their first conference game to Illinois State by a score of 4-0.
ISU fought a long defensive battle but struggled to find the back of the net with 13 shots and nine on goal. Senior Gaelen Stejbach led the Sycamore offense with three shots and two on goal.
The Redbirds first got on the board in the 17th minute when Kelli Zickert found the net off a free kick from the top of the box. Zickert added an assist in the 33rd minute for a Mikayla Unger goal.