EDWARDSVILLE – Hanna Bielicke struck for Edwardsville in the 10th minute, and Emma Sitton added an insurance goal in the second half as the Tigers defeated Belleville West 2-0 in a Southwestern Conference girls soccer match Tuesday evening at Tiger Stadium.

It’s the first of four straight matches for the Tigers in the conference, and Edwardsville got off to a grand start on Bielicke’s strike. Rileigh Kuhns got the ball to Bielicke, got past a defender and then around the goalie, putting the ball into the back of the net to give Edwardsville a 1-0 lead.

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Sitton scored off her own rebound after getting a pass from Brinn Miracle to double Edwardsville’s lead. Rachel Hensley shut down the Maroons the rest of the way, making six saves in getting the clean sheet for the Tigers.

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Edwardsville is now 6-6-0 on the season overall, and is the SWC’s only unbeaten team in league play, while West falls to 1-9-2. The Tigers play at Alton on Thursday evening, with the kickoff set for 4:30 p.m. Edwardsville then hosts both Collinsville on Apr. 9 and O’Fallon on Apr. 11, with the kickoffs set for 6:30 p.m.

Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.

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