HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team closed out their 2019 preseason schedule on Saturday night at NKU Soccer stadium, tying Morehead State, 1-1.

"I thought there were stretches of the game where we played really well and had a commitment to the game with intensity and that there were other stretches that we obviously need more out of our individual players," said head coach Bob Sheehan. "I think the important thing to take away here is that we've got a lot of players who want to get on the field who didn't start and their efforts were fantastic tonight. If we can get that type of intensity off the bench, then our team is going to continue to grow and improve."

"The first-half was pretty rocky for us," said Kailey Ivins, who scored the only Norse goal of the night. "We talked in the locker room about how we've only been together for two weeks and we're kind of a younger team as well. We were just kind of getting through the pains of the first half by making sure we were on the same page, like running where I want to play the ball or just people connecting passes. It's all stuff that will come in time."

NKU SCORING SUMMARY

• Megan Patrick found Ivins in the 60th minute to give the Norse their only goal of the night.

MATCH SUMMARY

• The first half was a quiet one. Just three shots by NKU and a corner kick by Morehead State made it to the box score.
• Morehead State's Lauryn Kunz was called for a yellow card in the 53rd minute, giving Shawna Zaken a penalty kick. She missed the PK attempt by hitting the right post.
• At the time of Ivins' goal, NKU had started the half off hot, outshooting Morehead State 3-1.
• The Eagles' Nicole Palmer scored the game-tying goal in the 74th minute with a deep shot from the left side of the penalty arc.

MATCH/OTHER NOTES

• NKU outshot Morehead State 15-3 over the course of the game, as well as won the shots on goal margin, 7-2, despite heavily losing the possession battle.  
• The Norse also had the most corner kick opportunities, edging out the Eagles 5-2.

UP NEXT

The Norse head out on the road to open the 2019 regular season at Lipscomb in Nashville, Tennessee. The match will tip-off on Thursday, August 22 at 7:00 p.m.