RICHMOND, Ky. – A fifth-minute goal proved to be the difference in Austin Peay State University soccer team's 1-0 loss against Eastern Kentucky, Sunday, at the EKU Soccer Field.

Eastern Kentucky scored the match's lone goal on the first attempt by either team, scoring on a header in the fifth minute to take a 1-0 lead.

The Colonels recorded three-straight shots in the seventh minute, but a save by Katie Bahn, a block by an APSU defender and an off-target attempt kept the EKU's lead at one.

Annabel Anderson fired Austin Peay's first shot on net in the 10th minute, but it was saved by Eastern Kentucky's Marah Krick.

After outshooting 11-2, the Govs tallied six shots in the second half while holding the Colonels to five attempts; however, neither team was able to find the back of the net in the final 45 minutes, resulting in the 1-0 decision.

Up Next

Austin Peay continues its three-match road trip in the Sunshine State next week beginning with a 6 p.m. (CT), Thursday match at Jacksonville before wrapping up the road swing at North Florida at 12 p.m. (CT), Sunday.

Inside The Box Score

• Austin Peay dropped its second-straight one-goal decision to Eastern Kentucky and fell to 8-7-3 all-time against the Colonels and 1-6-1 against them in Richmond.
• Alana Owens recorded a season-high two shots and her first-career shot on goal.
• Austin Peay fell to 0-6 this season when allowing the first goal. 
• Lindsey McMahon made her 45th-career start in Sunday's match against the Colonels. She now has gone the distance in 37 of her last 38 appearances.

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