Huntington holds their own against #7 IWU

HUNTINGTON, Ind.  – The Forester women's soccer team went toe-to-toe against one of the nation's best in #7 Indiana Wesleyan before giving up a late goal to suffer a 1-0 loss at King Stadium Wednesday night under the lights.

The Wildcats, currently tied for the top spot in the conference with Spring Arbor, finally cracked a gritty HU backline with twenty minutes to go to break up the 0-0 stalemate. The win is IWU's fifth straight as they improve to 13-1-3 overall, 7-0-1 in league play.

While it wasn't the outcome Huntington was hoping for, their play was impressive and their never-say-die attitude was indisputable with evidence coming by way of Hannah Johnson's shot on goal in the box with just under a minute remaining.

After all the dust settled, Wesleyan outshot their hosts 16-4 and also owned the corner kick battle 6-0. Ireland Aerni finished with seven saves in goal for Huntington.

HU (6-9-1, 2-6) wraps up the regular season on the road Saturday at Marian.

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 154 NAIA All-America honors and 501 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.