No. 17 Women’s Soccer Falls to Illinois On Thursday Evening

CINCINNATI – No. 17 Xavier women’s soccer moved to 2-1 on the season after falling 1-0 to Illinois at Corcoran Field on Thursday evening. The game was scoreless for the first 40 minutes, with Xavier holding an 8-2 advantage on shots and a 3-0 advantage on shots on-goal. In the 42nd minute, Illinois’ Lia Howard found the back of the net for the 1-0 lead to give the Illini the advantage at halftime. After the break, Xavier created seven shots, finishing with a 15-9 advantage on shots overall for the game, but were unable to find the back of the…