MACOMB, Ill. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay women's soccer team (2-3-2) began its four-match road trip Thursday afternoon with a 1-0 loss at Western Illinois. The Phoenix allowed the game-winner early in the contest, as the Leathernecks scored the lone goal in just the third minute.

Western Illinois freshman Jordan Spaciel, a Waterford, Wis., native, got her team on the board at the 2:18 mark when she found the back of the net from eight yards out on the left side. Sophomore Sarah Blaase recorded the assist on the goal.

Both teams created scoring opportunities throughout the remainder of the match, but strong goalkeeping kept both teams off the scoreboard for the final 87 minutes.

Phoenix goalie Maddie Drusch (Appleton, Wis.), who entered the game ranked fourth in the nation in save percentage (0.943), had another impressive performance between the posts, making 11 saves in the match. The goal was just the third the junior has surrendered in the 2010 season.

The Leathernecks outshot the Phoenix 14-11 in the match, including 12 shots on goal. Green Bay fired six shots on target, forcing Western Illinois keeper Laura Atkinson to make six saves. Sophomore Megan Braatz (Waukesha, Wis.), the reigning Horizon League Player of the Week, led the Phoenix with three shots, two on goal.

The Phoenix continues its longest road swing of the season on Sunday when it travels to DeKalb, Ill., to take on Northern Illinois at 1 p.m.