ST. BONIFACIUS, MINN. – In Saturday's mid-day battle at Crown College [0-8, 0-3 UMAC], the University of Northwestern women's soccer team clinched an 11-1 dominant win over the Storm. With the triumph, the Eagles improve to 3-4-1 [3-0-1 UMAC] on the season.
UNW came out blazing as five different Eagles netted goals on the period, with the Storm dropping one, to boost a 6-1 lead at the halftime break.
As the second-half action took off, Northwestern sank five more goal that would go unanswered, securing an 11-1 win over the home team.
On the contest, UNW recorded a season-high 55 shots [30 SOG].
The game leaders on the day's competition were
Anna Welch (Lakeville, Minn./Homeschool) [11S / 6 SOG / 2G / 1A],
Linley Norman (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake) [5S / 5 SOG / 2G / 1A],
Maddie Leever (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Christian) [5S / 1 SOG / 1G / 3A], and
Mary Ellen Raverty (Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) [4S / 2 SOG / 2G]. In their impressive efforts, Freshman
Lily Barber (Ames, Iowa./Gilbert) and Senior
Kimi Lindsay (Rosemount, Minn./Apple Valley) tabbed their first goals on the season, respectively.
The squad will host the University of Jamestown on Monday, September 25, at Reynolds Field. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. For more information on the women's program, fans can visit www.unweagles.com.
