Owensboro, Ky. – The Kentucky Wesleyan College women's soccer team fell 5-3 against Thomas More in the final game of the 2024 season on Wednesday night at Panther Field.

Wesleyan finishes the season at 5-13-0 overall and 4-10-0 in the G-MAC, while Thomas More completes the year at 6-8-3 overall and 3-8-3 in the G-MAC.

The match got off to a very fast start, with five combined goals in the first 30 minutes. The Saints earned the lead first with a 5^th-minute goal, but Haley Osborne responded with back-to-back goals in the 11^th and 15^th minutes to put the Panthers up 2-1. The first was thanks to a magnificent assist by Steeley Walker and the second was a penalty kick score.

Thomas More earned consecutive goals in the 25^th and 30^th minutes to retake the lead, as Andjela Popovic tallied assists on both scores after scoring the first goal for the Saints.

Popovic struck again in the 52^nd minute, recording her second goal of the night to double the Thomas More lead at 4-2.

The Panthers never stopped trying to claw back, as Maci Onstott logged her first goal of the season in the 78^th minute on a ball that just got over the goalkeeper's leap, but a 90-minute score would prove to be the dagger in the 5-3 defeat.

Wesleyan finished with eight corner kicks to Thomas More's zero, earning plenty of opportunities in the match. The Saints' defense in the box was the deciding factor in the high-scoring affair.

The Panthers' five wins this season are the most for the program since 2019, when Wesleyan won eight matches.

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