HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team took home a 3-1 win fueled by two
Shawna Zaken goals and
Kiley Keehan assists on Sunday against Murray State at NKU Soccer Stadium.
"Murray State has an excellent team, they beat Indiana just a few days ago," said head coach
Bob Sheehan. "They were a top-75 RPI team last year and they've been a regular participant in the NCAA Tournament. They've won the OVC Championship multiple times in recent years. That's a quality opponent and that's two [wins] for us now; Lipscomb earlier in the year, who were A-SUN defending champions, and now Murray State, another conference champion [from a year ago]."
NKU SCORING SUMMARY
- Zaken scored the first two goals of the contest. In the second minute, she was assisted by Keehan and Kailey Ivins; in the 17th minute, she was assisted by Keehan and Megan Patrick.
- Kayla Wypasek found the net in the 60th minute, with assists from Ivins and Megan Sullivan.
BETWEEN THE POSTS
- Mimi Stines faced 18 shots, made six saves and allowed a single goal.
MATCH SUMMARY
- Zaken set the tone for the match early, getting a shot on goal in the third minute after finding a one-on-one situation with the keeper.
- Later in the third minute, Keehan fed a pass to Zaken, who sent a shot from the center of the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the net, giving NKU a 1-0 advantage.
- With things settled down after the early goal, Keehan found Zaken by herself for a second time in 17th minute, stringing a pass straight down the middle of the field. In almost the same spot as her first goal, Zaken sent a shot to the bottom-right of the net to put the Norse up, 2-0.
- Murray State's lone goal of the afternoon came from Miyah Watford with an assist by Rebecca Kubin.
- In the 60th minute, Megan Sullivan fielded a corner kick to Kailey Ivins, who headed the ball over to Kayla Wypasek
NORSE NOTES
- Zaken fell just short of the first-ever hat trick of NKU's Division I era. NKU's last hat trick came from Allison Ponzer on October 7, 2011.
- Zaken broke a Norse streak of five goals coming from five different players with her first goal today.
- Six different members of the Norse have assisted a goal this season. Kiley Keehan and Hannah Fischer lead the team with two.
- Wypasek's goal is the first of her career.
UP NEXT
- The Norse start a four-game set on the road on Thursday, September, when they take on Kentucky. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:35 p.m.
