WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue soccer suffered its first loss of the season Thursday night, falling 2–0 to DePaul at Folk Field in front of a strong home crowd of 3,652; the second-highest attendance total in program history.
The loss drops the Boilermakers to 2–1–0, despite a dominant performance in possession and shot totals.
The Boilermakers outshot DePaul 17–6, with seven corner kicks compared to the Blue Demons’ two. Graduate student Ally Lynch started her first game in goal for the Boilermakers with two saves.
In the 73rd minute, Tessa Fagerson struck on a counterattack to give DePaul the lead. Less than two minutes later, Danielle Fjeldsted doubled it with a quick finish off an assist from Mya Gardner, sealing the result.
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The Boilers look to bounce back quickly, hosting in-state rival Butler on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. est.
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