HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team fell to Cincinnati in overtime on Sunday by a final score of 1-0. A goal in the 99^th minute allowed the Bearcats to get the win.
 
"Neil has done a great job with the UC program," said NKU head coach Bob Sheehan. This match has become such a great showcase for our two programs. Emily Lohmann was fantastic in goal tonight, and our defensive shape and work ethic was again outstanding.  We competed for 98-plus minutes, and we will learn and grow from this match." 
 
BETWEEN THE POSTS

• Lohmann played the whole match in the net for the Norse. She faced 18 shots, and made six saves on the evening.

 
FIRST HALF SUMMARY

• Chloe Mills took the first shot of the match for NKU in the 13^th minute. A foul resulted in a free kick for the Norse. Mills headed the ball toward the net, but the UC goalkeeper made the save.
• Emily Soltes fired a shot on goal in the 20^th minute from the left side, but the attempt was saved.
• Shawna Zaken followed with a shot on goal in the 21^st minute, but UC's goalkeeper made another save.
• In the 22^nd minute, the Bearcats' Vanessa DiNardo hit her shot off of the crossbar.
• Lohmann made a big save for NKU in the 29^th minute. UC's Emi Carlo received a ball from a cross inside the box and put her attempt on goal. However, Lohmann used her foot to clear the shot away from the net.
• UC's Cassie Wheldon took a free kick in the 34^th minute outside of the box. Her shot hit off of the right post and landed out of bounds for a goal kick.
• Lohmann had another save in the 40^th minute on a shot from outside the box by UC's Dee Picou.
• The Norse recorded four shots in the half with three coming on goal.
• UC had six shots, including two on goal.

 
SECOND HALF SUMMARY

• Lohmann stopped a shot by UC's Sophie Gorman in the 50^th minute to keep the match level.
• In the 70^th minute, UC played a dangerous cross into the box, but Lohmann came off of her line and secured the ball to stop the threat.
• Payton Naylor fired shot in the 74^th minute for NKU from outside the box, but her attempt was high of the mark.
• UC's Jill Vetere hit a shot from outside the box in the 83^rd minute, but Lohmann punched the ball over the goal for a corner kick.
• Lohmann made another great save in the 85^th minute. UC's DiNardo fired a shot from outside the box, and Lohmann punched it away from the goal for a corner kick.
• UC recorded nine shots in the period, but just three were on goal. The Bearcats also had five corner kicks in the half.

 
OVERTIME SUMMARY

• The Norse had a good scoring chance in the opening minutes of overtime. After a string of passes, Ally Perkins crossed the ball into the box from the left side. The ball found Samantha Duwel, who fired a shot, but the attempt was blocked by the UC defense.
• In the 98^th minute, Lohmann tipped a shot by UC's Gorman over the net.
• Vetere scored the game-winning goal for the Bearcats in the 99^th minute off of a corner kick by Picou.

 
MATCH NOTES

• UC had 18 shots in the match, and NKU recorded six.
• The Bearcats also took 10 corner kicks in the contest.
• Each team was whistled for eight fouls.

 
UP NEXT

• The Norse make the trip to Ohio on Friday, Aug. 31 to take on the Bobcats. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Athens, Ohio.