HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team (1-1-1, 1-0-1 Horizon) battled for 110 minutes with Oakland (1-2-1), but neither side prevailed in the 1-1 stalemate.
"Oakland has an excellent team," said head coach Bob Sheehan. "They're very good in possession and gave us some problems in the first half. We didn't deal with a corner kick well and spent a lot of time on restarts and obviously that was disappointing to us. We switched up in the second half and our players did a great job making adjustments.
"With that said, we did have a couple of really good chances in the first half and maybe with a little more composure we could've scored a couple early. I thought as the game wore on the competitive spirit continued to rise and we've got to find a way to win these games."
NKU SCORING SUMMARY
BETWEEN THE POSTS
- Mimi Stines played the entire game at goal, facing eight shots, making three saves and allowing the single goal.
MATCH SUMMARY
- Oakland set the pace to start the game, generating a corner kick in the ninth minute that led to its only goal of the afternoon.
- NKU regained a bit of its composure following the goal and Wilmes found an opportunity that went high in the 13th minute.
- The Norse had one of its best chances on goal in the 20th minute. Annie Greene was one-on-one with the keeper after a pass from Kaya Vogt, but Greene's shot missed to the top-right.
- Despite multiple substitutions, neither side found an edge from there in the first half. NKU had two more shot attempts through Meyer, but neither found the net.
- The tone of the game turned more aggressive in the second half as the Norse looked for a score. After pressuring the Golden Grizzlies heavily in the final third, Meyer found room in the midfield and serviced a pass to an open Wilmes, who batted a goal into the bottom-left of the net for the equalizer.
- Kailey Ivins was dangerous in the 74th minute, stripping the ball from Oakland and dribbling up to the box before getting tripped up with a Golden Grizzlies defender.
- Kiley Keehan and Wilmes each placed on-target shots in the 76th minute to add onto the pressure.
- Both sides struggled to find quality shots as regulation wound down.
- In the first overtime, the Golden Grizzlies controlled possession, getting a pair of good shots off, but the Norse defense held strong.
- Stines pulled off a fantastic save in the second overtime to keep the game tied.
NORSE NOTES
- Wilmes' goal is the second of her young career and she now leads the Norse with four points on the season.
- Meyer's assist is the fourth of her career and gives the sophomore her 10th career point.
- This is the first draw for NKU since a scoreless affair at Wright State on Sept. 26, 2018.
UP NEXT
Next Wednesday sees the Norse square off with Green Bay in Wisconsin at 2:00 p.m.
