INDIANAPOLIS – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team (6-1-1, 6-0-1 Horizon League) handed IUPUI (4-1-2) its first loss of the season with a 1-0 decision at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.  

"Today we faced a seasoned and experienced IUPUI team that has had a great deal of success," said head coach Bob Sheehan. "We started the game off slow, in large part due to IUPUI's strong play, but we grew into the match as the game wore on. We have defended well all season and today was no different. 

"We came out in the second half with much more confidence and energy and the flow of the game changed. Kiley did a great job of winning the corner kick and Lindsey executed the ensuing corner kick perfectly. Chloe was there and did well to put in the game-winner. This team has worked so hard all year and we are very proud of their performance." 

NKU SCORING SUMMARY 

• Chloe Mills had the lone goal of the match in the 60th minute.  

BETWEEN THE POSTS 

• Mimi Stines had her toughest game of the season, facing 14 shots and making six saves for another clean sheet.  

MATCH SUMMARY 

• NKU had an early opportunity with Meyer playing the ball up deep into the penalty area. She tried to make the extra pass with a cross to the right, but it failed to track down a member of the Norse.  
• Meyer had another chance in the 18th minute, pelting one to the lower-right and at the keeper.  
• Despite the early shots from the Norse, IUPUI heavily dominated the possession in the first half. 
• Mills received a yellow card in the 27th minute.  
• The Jaguars had 10 shot attempts, including two very dangerous ones off a corner kick in the 23rd minute, but NKU's back line held strong, especially through excellent play by Mills and Lily Menssen.  
• With several IUPUI strikers near the keeper's box, Stines made an incredible diving save to the left in the 49th minute to keep the match knotted up.  
• Ivins drilled a difficult on-target attempt in the 52nd minute, but it was ultimately saved.  
• NKU won a corner kick in the 60th minute and after Meyer serviced it, Mills took advantage of the chaos in the box and smacked the ball in from inches away, putting the Norse up a score.  
• IUPUI nearly drew penalty kick in the 72nd minute, but the foul committed by Taylor Abbott was just outside of the penalty area on the far side.  
• NKU did a much better job at controlling the possession in the closing minutes of the match, preventing threats on goal and securing the win.   

NORSE NOTES 

• NKU secures a Horizon League tournament berth with the victory and is now the lone undefeated team in Horizon League action.  
• Although she's a defender, Mills is always a threat off of corner kicks to score, notching her fifth career goal in the matchup.  
• Stines picks up her fourth-straight solo shutout. The last time that happened was when Brooke Schocker did it between Oct. 18 and Nov. 1, 2014.  

UP NEXT 

• NKU wraps up the regular season with a home match against Wright State on Monday at 1:00 p.m.