Amanda Mason (right) delivers her winning shot against Bellarmine.
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WILDER, Ky. –
Amanda Mason's goal late in the second half gave the Northern Kentucky University women's soccer team a 1-0 win against Bellarmine on Sunday at the Town & Country Sports Complex.
Mason snapped the scoreless contest with at the 78:27 mark by drilling a shot past Bellarmine goalie Amy Kunowski into the back of the net. After NKU attempted a shot, Mason chased down the loose ball in the box and finished with her third goal of the season.
Mason, a sophomore from Cincinnati and a graduate of Northwest High School, has netted three game-winning goals this season.
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Rachael Wood recorded the shutout and finished with three saves. Bellarmine finished with a 10-9 edge in shots attempts, but NKU controlled field position much of the second half and held an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks.
NKU improved to 4-1 overall, 2-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Bellarmine dropped to 3-1 overall, 1-1 in the GLVC.
The Norse are now 12-1-1 all-time against Bellarmine, with the only setback to the Knights coming in 1997.
NKU plays a non-conference road game at Ashland at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The Norse resume GLVC action next Sunday when they visit Indianapolis.
