HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team closed out the preseason portion of its schedule with a 2-1 win over Lindsey Wilson on Tuesday evening. The teams played three 25-minute periods.
 
"Tonight was an outstanding session for us," said head coach Bob Sheehan. "Sam (Duwel) and Emily (Soltes) combined again for a quality first goal, and Megan (Patrick) found Ally (Perkins) wide, who delivered a terrific serve to Ella (Holland). She finished nicely for the second goal. Our starting defensive group of Taylor (Spaulding), Lily (Menssen), and Hannah (Fischer) were strong again tonight. We were able to get all of our players good minutes against a quality opponent.  Overall, a terrific night for us. We would also like to thank NAIA national power Lindsey Wilson for traveling to play us tonight."
 
NKU SCORING SUMMARY

• Emily Soltes gave the Norse the lead with 50 seconds left in the first period. Samantha Duwel played a ball up the field in the box to Soltes, and her shot beat the goalkeeper to the right to put NKU ahead 1-0.
• In the final period, Megan Patrick played a ball on the left side to Ally Perkins. Perkins crossed the ball from the left side into the box, and Ella Holland tapped it in to give the Norse a 2-0 advantage.

BETWEEN THE POSTS

• Emily Lohmann, Jennifer Farwell and Sarah Cady all saw action in the contest. Lohmann made three saves in the first 25-minute period, Farwell didn't have to make a save, and Cady had one save.

MATCH SUMMARY

• Lohmann made her first save of the match in the eighth minute.
• Moments later, Erin Sutton fired a shot on goal, but the attempt was saved.
• Soltes' goal gave the Norse a 1-0 lead with 50 seconds left to play in the opening period.
• Lohmann had to save one final attempt in the final seconds of the first period.
• Kailey Ivins had a shot on goal in the 39^th minute, but the Lindsey Wilson goalkeeper prevented her from scoring.
• After firing three shots toward the end of the second period, Holland got on the scoresheet in the 58^th minute to put the Norse ahead 2-0.
• Lindsey Wilson responded with a goal in the 66^th minute. A ball that bounced around in the box was tapped in by Sina Cavelti.
• The Norse had one final chance to score in the match, but Patrick's free kick was saved and rolled out of bounds.

MATCH NOTES

• NKU had 16 shots with nine on goal.
• The Norse also took 10 corner kicks in the contest, compared to just one for Lindsey Wilson.
• This marked the final preseason match for NKU.

 
UP NEXT

• The Norse begin the regular season on Friday, Aug. 17 against Indiana State. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at NKU Soccer Stadium, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN+.