CHICAGO, Ill. – Northwestern fought back from a 1-0 deficit to take down DePaul, 3-1, on Thursday (Sept. 1) in a Crosstown Showdown at Wish Field at Cacciatore Stadium.
Northwestern improved to 3-1-1 overall on the season with the win.
How it Happened
DePaul grabbed a 1-0 lead when Freya Jupp scored in the third minute.
The Wildcats responded to tie things up on a goal from Aurea Del Carmen — her first goal of the season — in the 49th minute, assisted by Caterina Regazzoni.
ALL TIED UP. @aureadelcarmen finds the back of the net to make it 1-1! pic.twitter.com/gQ6q2EYv4Q
— Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) September 1, 2022
Northwestern then broke the 1-1 draw on Emma Phillips’ 76th-minute goal, her second of the season.
Corner kick late in the 2nd half?
Who else but @emmanphillips_ ???? pic.twitter.com/PEl3vF9qHR
— Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) September 1, 2022
The Wildcats went ahead 3-1 with an 87th-minute goal from Josie Aulicino, her third goal of the season. Rowan Lapi assisted the goal. Neither team scored again in the game.
Josie Aulicino. Dagger. ??
3-1 ‘Cats#GoCats | @AulicinoJosie pic.twitter.com/o2qjJdO3LN
— Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) September 1, 2022
Game Notes
- Northwestern outshot DePaul by a staggering 27-4 margin, including a 16-2 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Wildcats drew 15 corner kick opportunities while limiting the Blue Demons to just one. Each of the Wildcats’ first two goals came via set pieces.
- Northwestern received one yellow card.
- Mia Raben collected one save for the Wildcats out of one total Blue Demons shot.
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