| NORTHWESTERN WOMEN’S SOCCER: GAME INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS |
| Sunday, October 23 | No. 17 Ohio State | 1 p.m. CT | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Columbus, Ohio |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio –– No. 13 Northwestern (12-3-2, 6-2-1) closes out the regular season in Columbus at No. 17 Ohio State (10-3-3, 5-2-2). Both teams have clinched a berth in the Big Ten Tournament, but Sunday’s match will have major postseason implications, for seeding in both the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments.
The last time the ‘Cats took the field, they celebrated their eight graduating seniors before their match against Iowa. The Hawkeyes took a 2-0 lead into halftime. For the second straight game, NU fought back after trailing by two goals at the break. In the 48th minute, Ella Hase cut the deficit in half, finishing off a cross by Nicole Doucette. Despite a push for the equalizer, the scoreline held 2-1 to the final buzzer.
‘Cat Facts
- Northwestern fell eight spots to No. 13 in this week’s United Soccer Coaches Poll
- The Wildcats rank 15th nationally in the most recent RPI
- NU appeared at #10 in the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Soccer Committee’s Initial Rankings Reveal on Sunday, October 15
- Six ‘Cats (Josie Aulicino, Aurea del Carmen, Meg Boade, Rowan Lapi, Ella Hase, Caterina Regazzoni) have tallied at least three goals this season
- Josie Aulicino ranks tied for first in the Big Ten in assists (7), tied for third in points (21), tied for fifth in shots on goal (25), and tied for sixth in goals (7)
- Rowan Lapi has scored four game-winning goals this season, tied for most in the Big Ten
No. 17 Ohio State fell to Big Ten Champion Michigan State on Thursday 1-0. Prior to that contest, OSU was undefeated in its last six, winning five. The Buckeyes are led by the attacking trio of Emma Sears (8 goals, 5 assists), Kayla Fischer, (8 goals, 2 assists), and Kailyn Dudukovich (7 goals, 1 assist). Similar to the Wildcats, the Buckeyes have used a goalkeeper by committee but Molly Pritchard has gotten the bulk of minutes recently, going all 90 minutes in the two previous games.
The field for the Big Ten Tournament is set, with seeding still very much up in the air. Michigan State has clinched…
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