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Burke First Career Goal
Nic Hotop, APSU Athletics
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Winner Bellarmine BU (7-0-2, 1-0-0)
1
Austin Peay AP (0-6-3, 0-1-0)
Winner
Bellarmine BU
(7-0-2, 1-0-0)
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Final
1
Austin Peay AP
(0-6-3, 0-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bellarmine BU 2 0 2
Austin Peay AP 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Preston Ludwick, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Burke’s First-Career Goal Not Enough as Govs Fall to Knights in ASUN Opener

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Junior midfielder Vivian Burke scored her first career goal with a first-half equalizer, but it wasn't enough as Austin Peay State University's soccer team played to a 2-1 loss against Bellarmine to open Atlantic Sun Conference play, Thursday, at Morgan Bros. Field in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Bellarmine came out of the gates with an early second-minute goal off the head of Lucy von Stefenelli after a cross from Aubrey Bally following a drive down the right side of the pitch.

The first half would continue for another 22 minutes with plentiful offense on both sides of the field before sophomore Paige Chrustowski was fouled just outside the box. Burke would be the one to take the free kick and put the ball in the bottom right of the net to even the score 1-1.

The score would remain tied for just a short time. Kylie Brandes fouled a Knight inside the box, allowing von Stefenelli to land a penalty kick on the left side of the goal in the 36th minute to put Bellarmine ahead 2-1.

The remainder of the match would go by without another score, with lots of physical and intense play, as 34 fouls were committed during the match, and three yellow cards were issued.

Austin Peay had the edge over Bellarmine offensively, as the Governors outshot the Knights 17-13 during the match, and took four corners to the Knights' one.

Burke and senior forward Ellie Dreas led the Govs with four shots and a pair of shots on goal each. And junior keeper Lauryn Berry slid into seventh all-time in career saves by a Governor, passing Katie Bahn (2021-24), 

Inside The Box Score

  • Six Governors played all 90 minutes: Berry, Dreas, Carolyne Young, McKenna Hogan, Emily Steiner, and Burke.
  • Kendall Hecht entered the match for her first minutes of the season, seeing 5 on the pitch.
  • Austin Peay's 17 shots are a season-high, topping its 13 shots at Northern Kentucky on August 21.

Up Next

The Govs continue Atlantic Sun Conference play at home against Eastern Kentucky for Senior Day, Sunday, starting at 1 p.m. (CT) at Morgan Bros. Field in Clarksville, Tennessee.

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