Box Score Champaign, Il - October 11, 2026 - The Parkland Women's Soccer team earned a 3-0 win on Saturday over East Central College. The Cobras celebrated Sophomore with an impressive performance on offense, led by Sophomores Ava Jansen and Alyssa Wells, who both scored in the match.

After the two teams remained even at halftime, Ava Jansen put the Cobras on the board in the 53rd minute off an assist from Marely Perez. The Cobras another late surge to put the game out of reach. Alyssa Wells would net a goal off Tessah Williams in the 87th minute, and Ava Jansen would score her second goal of the day off an assist from Alyssa Wells in the 89th minute to secure the win over the shorthanded Falcons.

As the Cobras celebrated Sophomore day, it was the Sophomores who would lead the way. Ava Jansen led the team with 6 shots, 4 on goal for the match, while Selah Wheeler put up 5 shots, 2 on goal. Alyssa Wells added 4 shots, 3 on goal and 1 assist. Lauren Woods, Addison Finet and Marely Perez each finished with 3 shots, with Woods finishing with 1 SOG while Finet put 2 shots on frame, along with Perez who also had 2 shots on frame and added an assist. Chloe Pluger finished with 5 saves for the match through 90 minutes at the net for Parkland.

The Cobras as a team finished the match with an impressive 25 shots, 14 shots on goal for the match, with 16 of 25 shots coming in the second half. and holding the Falcons to 10 shots, 5 on goal.

Head Coach Chase Bourgasser praised the team's efforts on Saturday:

"It was a solid performance from the ladies today on Sophomore Day. By the end of the first half, we felt confident in our passing strategy and knew that when we were able to take a breath, it would click. Halftime gave us that opportunity to get players on the same page. I have to credit East Central, they only had 11 players and fought until the end when the gate burst. I want to give a tip of the cap to the ladies for not taking their eye off the objective until the final whistle and to our defense line for holding strong."

With the win, the Cobras snap a 4-game losing streak and improve to 4-8 on the season.

Up Next:
The Cobras will face Waubonsee Community College in the final home match of the regular season on Wednesday, October 14th at 4 PM in Champaign.