ST. PAUL, MINN. – The University of Northwestern women's soccer team hosted the Yellowjackets of UW-Superior (4-10-1, 4-5-0 UMAC) in a Tuesday night contest. Northwestern grabbed the win by a final score of 4-0. With the win, UNW moves to 6-5-4 overall and 6-2-1 in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play.
 
Much of the first half was dominated by the Eagles, as they outshot the Yellowjackets 14-0. Sophomore Anna Welch (Lakeville, Minn./Homeschool) got the Eagles on the board, scoring the lone goal in the first half. Northwestern had the 1-0 lead entering intermission.
 
The Northwestern offense exploded in the second half. They were able to add 14 more shots, and added three more goals. Sophomore Danielle Roberts (Hastings, Minn./Hastings) started off the second half scoring, off of Emily Daubenmire and Emily Currie (Minneapolis, Minn./Homeschool) assists. Senior Emily Michaelson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View) kept the scoring going with help from Linley Norman (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake). Less than a minute later, Welch nets her second goal from another assist from Norman.
 
The Eagles will host Augsburg University Wednesday, October 17 for their next contest. For more information, fans can visit www.unweagles.com and follow @unwwsoc on Twitter and Instagram.