Morton 3, Pekin 0

Pekin made Morton work, but the Lady Dragons were unable to generate any offense in a 3-0 Mid_illini Conference girls' soccer road loss Saturday. After the Potters’s Amy Unzicker scored a quick goal in the opening minutes, the Dragons defense shut the defending conference champions down for almost 70.

“Marissa McGurr was a ton back there and we got strong defensive performances from Haley Lower, Mallory Dodson and Colleen Quilty," Pekin coach Edgar Sandoval said. "Based on past history, I think Morton was expecting to blow us out, but our whole team just kept fighting.”

The score remained 1-0 until the 69th minute when Morton finally broke through with goals from Maci Hatch and Megan Reitz.

“I think the second goal took the wind out of our sails and led to that quick third score," Sandoval said. "When you can’t generate any offense, it just puts too much pressure on the back four. Still, of all our games against the top teams in the area, this was by far our best 80-minute defensive effort.”

Pekin keeper Lindsay Coffey had a strong game in goal, saving 15 shots, two short of her career high.