HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team was defeated in the final regular season home match of the year by Green Bay Saturday afternoon. The Norse drop to 8-7-2 on the year and 6-4 in Horizon League play. The Phoenix improve to 7-1-6 overall and 4-1-5 in conference action.
Scoring Summary
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The game winner from Green Bay came from Jordyn Cook in the 88' and was assisted by Emily Murphy and Maria Wiefering.
Between the Posts
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Mimi Stines (7-7-2) played the full 90 minutes in goal for the Norse, making four saves and saw a total of 11 shots.
· Annie Mason (6-6-1) earned the shutout victory after making four saves as well and faced nine total shots.
Match Summary
· Green Bay posted the first shot of this contest as Sarah Teubner tested Stines in the 9' off a free kick.
· The Norse saw its opening shot in the 9' as well with
Annie Greene firing off a shot low towards the Phoenix goalkeeper.
· GB saw another attempt in the 16' as Murphy missed high.
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Lindsey Meyer tallied her first shot of the day in the 26' as her shot was blocked.
· The Phoenix saw its last real attempt on goal in the half in the 30' with Teubner aiming low and to the right but was scooped up by Stines.
· Green Bay recorded the first shot of the second half with Murphy missing to the right in the 46'.
· NKU saw an opportunity on goal off a free kick from
Morgan Jewell that was deflected by the Phoenix in the 54'.
· The Phoenix continued their aggressive offensive play style with another shot on goal in the 64' from Ellie Hill.
· Wiefering was issued a yellow card in the 66'.
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Megan Sullivan had an attempt on goal for NKU in the 67' but the low shot was saved by Mason.
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Sofia Wilmes was booked in the 86' with a yellow card.
· Green Bay found its game winner in the 88' with a strike from Cook towards the upper right corner of the net and was assisted by Murphy and Wiefering.
Norse Notes
· Green Bay out-shot NKU 11-9 during this conference battle.
· Each program finished the day with five shots on goal.
· Both of these squads ended the day with two corner kicks each as well.
Up Next
The Norse will close out the regular season on the road against Horizon League-rival Wright State. Northern Kentucky will kickoff against the Raiders Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.
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