LEAVENWORTH, KAN. – The University of Saint Mary women's soccer team fell to 25th ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 4-1 Tuesday night at Berkel Memorial Stadium.

The Spires are now 4-7-2 on the season, 2-5-2 KCAC.

OKWU offense was aggressive but the Saint Mary defense held them scoreless in the first half. Brittany Ortiz took a shot with just under three minutes left in the first half, but missed wide. The score was 0-0 at the half.

A minute into the second half, OKWU scored the first goal of the game. The Eagles would go up 2-0 with 36:07 left in the game. OKWU led 3-0 before Emily Wilson put the Spires on the board after a swift kick passed the Eagles goalie. OKWU would quickly respond to make the score 4-1.

As a team, the Spires took three shots. Megan McMillen, Brittany Ortiz, and Wilson each had one shot. Lauryn Airy had eight saves in goal, and Emilie Korenek had two saves in goal.

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The Spires will hit the road this Saturday where they will travel to McPherson, Kan. to take on McPherson College. The game is set to begin at 12 p.m.