HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team defeated Ohio 1-0 in an exhibition on Friday night at NKU Soccer Stadium. Jessica Frey provided the only goal of the match in the 38^th minute.

"Ohio is a quality team," said head coach Bob Sheehan. "It was another good opportunity to play against a strong opponent. We were able to improve in specific areas from our first exhibition, and we look for the team to continue to grow."

NKU SCORING SUMMARY

• Jessica Frey scored the lone goal of the match in the 38^th minute. Macy Hamblin played a ball into the left side of the box, and Frey was able to track it down. Frey one-timed the ball with a defender closing in to the right of the Ohio goalkeeper to give NKU the 1-0 advantage.

 
BETWEEN THE POSTS

• Ohio did not record a shot on goal in Emily Lohmann's 72 minutes of action.
• Jennifer Farwell came on late in the second half, and she made one save to prevent Ohio from scoring.

 
FIRST HALF SUMMARY

• The match got off to a slow offensive start, as neither team recorded a shot until the 14^th minute.
• However, NKU quickly became the aggressor in the first half, as the Norse had seven shots in the period, compared to two for Ohio.
• After Frey's goal in the 38^th minute, the Norse had one more opportunity to score in the half.
• Elizabeth Wittwer took a shot in the 41^st minute, but Ohio's Erin Beurket was able to make the save.

 
SECOND HALF SUMMARY

• The game was much more even in the second half, with Northern Kentucky recording five shots to Ohio's four.
• The Bobcats had a good scoring chance in the 54^th minute of the contest. Paige Knorr entered NKU's box and fired a shot, but the ball went to the right of the goal, and resulted in a goal kick for the Norse.
• Kayte Osterfeld had a decent scoring chance in the 65^th minute. Osterfeld looked to pass the ball from outside the box, but it ended up close to the goalkeeper, who had to make a save to prevent the ball from going into the back of the net.
• Hamblin tried to put the Norse up two goals in the final seconds of the match. With the clock ticking, Hamblin fired a shot right at Ohio's Sydney Malham, but the ball was deflected out of the box to extinguish the scoring threat.

 
GAME NOTES

• The Norse had 12 shots in the game, compared to six for Ohio. NKU also committed six fouls, with the Bobcats only having two in the match.
• NKU ends the preseason with two wins. The Norse defeated Miami (Ohio) 4-2 on Tuesday.
• This was Ohio's only preseason match of 2017.

UP NEXT

• The Norse will open the 2017 regular season against Eastern Kentucky on Friday, August 18. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at NKU Soccer Stadium.