NORMAL, Ill. – The Drake women's soccer team traveled to Illinois State on Thursday afternoon for a battle of the top two teams in the Missouri Valley Conference table. The Bulldogs came out with a loss, however, falling to the Redbirds by a score of 1-0.
It was a competitive first 45 minutes of action between the Bulldogs and the Redbirds, but neither side found the back of the net and the two teams went into the locker rooms with the score deadlocked at 0-0.
The Bulldogs tallied five shots in the first half, but many of their attempts were blocked by the swarming Illinois State defense.