WKU falls 1-0 to Minnesota

Herald Staff

Minnesota’s Katie Thyken scored the game’s lone goal on Monday as the Golden Gophers shut out WKU 1-0 at the Minnesota Tournament in St. Paul, Minn.

The Lady Toppers, who had scored 11 goals through their first five games, were shut out for the first time on Monday.

WKU recorded three shots, all on goal, including a Chrissy Tchoula scoring chance in the 89th minute that was saved by Minnesota goalkeeper Cat Parkhill.

The Lady Toppers’ next game will be a home date against Vanderbilt at 1 p.m. Sunday at the WKU Soccer Complex.