Macy Hamblin
Chloe Smith
1
Northern Kentucky NKU (9-5-2, 6-1-2 HL)
1
IUPUI IUPUI (13-5-1, 6-2-1 HL)
Northern Kentucky NKU
(9-5-2, 6-1-2 HL)
1
Final
1
IUPUI IUPUI
(13-5-1, 6-2-1 HL)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Northern Kentucky NKU 0 1 0 0 1
IUPUI IUPUI 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

@NKUNorseWSOC earns No. 2 seed in Horizon League Tournament with draw at IUPUI

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team went on the road Friday evening and earned a 1-1 draw at IUPUI. With this result, the program has clinched a first-round bye in the Horizon League Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Norse had fallen behind in the 83rd minute, only to score the equalizer a couple of minutes later.

"It is good to end the regular season with a strong performance against a quality team," said NKU head coach Bob Sheehan. "We defended very well and created quality scoring chances."

NKU SCORING SUMMARY
  • Macy Hamblin tied the match at 1-1 in the 85th minute. Hamblin blasted a shot from the top of the 18-yard box, with Jessica Frey earning an assist on the play.
 
BETWEEN THE POSTS
  • Emily Lohmann faced 22 shots on the evening and made six saves. Her record is now 9-4-2 on the year.
  • IUPUI's Sophia Lipka returned to action after missing four matches due to injury. She stopped eight shots on the evening to prevent the Norse from getting another goal. Lipka's overall record stands at 11-3-1.
     
FIRST HALF SUMMARY
  • Jessica Frey had the first shot on goal of the match in the 13th minute, but her attempt was saved by IUPUI's Sophia Lipka.
  • After the save, Ally Perkins attempted a shot. The ball was blocked by the IUPUI defense and went out of bounds, which resulted in a Norse corner kick.
  • Macy Hamblin had a header attempt in the 21st minute. However, the shot was high of the net.
  • The Norse continued to apply pressure in the half. Rachel Conaway had her shot blocked in the 27th minute, and Emily Soltes secured the ball. She fired a shot, but it went wide right.
  • Frey forced Lipka to make another save in the 37th minute.
  • NKU's final shot of the half came on an attempt by Elizabeth Wittwer, but her attempt was left of the frame.
  • The Norse had a 9-5 shot advantage in the first half, and IUPUI did not record a shot on goal during the period.  
 
SECOND HALF SUMMARY
  • Both teams ramped up the offensive intensity in the second half.
  • Emily Lohmann made her first save of the match in the 51st minute on a shot by Krissy Kirkhoff.
  • The Jaguars proceeded to take four shots in the next three minutes, but none of the attempts were on frame.
  • Lohmann was forced to make another save in the 60th minute on a header by IUPUI's Valentine Pursey.
  • In the 63rd minute, IUPUI's Kirkhoff put her header on frame, but Lohmann made another save.
  • The Norse responded quickly, as Hamblin put her header on goal in the 64th minute. However, Lipka was able to make the save on the play.
  • Moments later, Samantha Duwel fired a shot on goal, but her attempt was also saved.
  • Less than a minute after Duwel's attempt, Hamblin took another shot, but it was high of the net.
  • Shawna Zaken sent a corner kick into the box in the 67th minute, and IUPUI's Lipka earned a save on the play.
  • The Jaguars' Morgan Rymer had a shot on goal in the 69th minute, but Lohmann was there to make the save.
  • In the 71st minute, Hamblin had another attempt on frame. However, Lipka stopped the shot from going into the back of the net.
  • Emily Soltes fired a shot on goal in the 79th minute, but it was saved by Lipka.
  • IUPUI's Pursey scored a goal in the 83rd minute to help the Jaguars take a 1-0 lead. Hayley Shelton earned the assist on the play.
  • Hamblin scored the equalizer in the 85th minute.  
  • Shortly after Hamblin's goal, Kirkhoff tried to help IUPUI take the lead again, but Lohmann came up with another big save to force overtime.
 
OVERTIME SUMMARY
  • IUPUI had two shots early in the first overtime period, but neither one went on frame.
  • Payton Naylor took a shot on goal in the 102nd minute, but it was saved by Lipka.
  • In the 103rd minute, Lohmann was forced into action on a shot by IUPUI's Miranda Ricks.
 
MATCH NOTES
  • IUPUI had 22 shots in the match, while the Norse had 20.
  • NKU had a 9-7 advantage in shots on goal.
  • Hamblin's goal was her 10th of the season.
  • The Norse finish the regular season in second place in the Horizon League.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Norse will travel to Milwaukee on Thursday, Nov. 2 for a 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT semifinal match in the Horizon League Tournament. The opponent will be determined based on how Monday's quarterfinal round plays out.
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