ST. PAUL, MINN. – In Saturday's conference matchup against Northland College [2-8-1, 1-4-1 UMAC], the University of Northwestern women's soccer team defeated the visiting Lumberjills, 2-0, to push its win streak to three. With the triumph, the Eagles advance to 6-5-1 overall and remain first in UMAC play [6-0-1] with five consecutive league wins.

The first 45-minute frame was well contested, as the scoreboard sat steady [0-0] up until the 28' mark.

Scoring off of a free position kick from 40 yards out, Freshman defender Taylor Brinkman (Hudson, Wis./Hudson) sank her first-ever collegiate goal to give UNW a 1-0 advantage they would take into the intermission break.

On the half, Northwestern fired off an impressive 13 shots [10 SOG], while Northland noted one shot [0 SOG].

The Eagles wasted no time on getting things going in the second period, as Emily Goeppinger (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) buried her penalty kick shot three minutes into the half to extend UNW's lead, 2-0. From then on, Northwestern's back line – consisting of Brickman, Anna Martinson (Apple Valley, Minn./Homeschool), Dana Lehtinen (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove), and Aislinn Kavanaugh (Woodbury, Minn./New Life Academy) – took control and locked down the game, keeping the visiting team from scoring on the 90-minute battle.

Securing the 2-0 victory on the mid-day match, the Eagles totaled 18 shots [14 SOG], while the Lumberjills recorded nine shots [1 SOG].

Northwestern's stat leaders on the afternoon competition were Brinkman [1S / 1SOG / 1G], Emily Goeppinger (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) [2S / 2SOG / 1G], Linley Norman (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake) [7S / 4SOG], Anna Welch (Lakeville, Minn./Homeschool) [2S / 2SOG], and Maddie Leever (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Christian) [2S / 2SOG].

The squad will remain at home for another conference contest on Wednesday, October 11, at Reynolds Field. Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m. Fans unable to attend can catch the live action at www.unweagles.com.