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No. 2 Milwaukee MKE (8-1-1, 7-1-0)
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No. 1 Northern Kentucky NKU (8-1-2, 7-0-1)
No. 2 Milwaukee MKE
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No. 1 Northern Kentucky NKU
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No. 2 Milwaukee MKE 0 0 0 0 0 0
No. 1 Northern Kentucky NKU 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Robby Johnson, NKU Athletic Communications

@NKUNorseWSOC ties Milwaukee, 0-0, but falls in penalty kicks, 4-3, in Horizon League Championship match

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer team (8-1-2) put up an incredibly valiant defensive effort on Saturday, tying Milwaukee, 0-0, after two overtimes in the Horizon League Championship match. Unfortunately, the Norse missed out on the trophy after dropping the penalty shootout, 4-3, allowing the Panthers to advance on PKs.

"I continue to be proud of this team," said head coach Bob Sheehan. "We defend all over the field, I think our back line has been tremendous all year, Mimi has been outstanding, our midfield just works and our front line has been great. We shut out another team and it's a tough way to not advance." 

BETWEEN THE POSTS 

  • Mimi Stines played all 110 minutes of the match at keeper and also defended in the penalty shootout. She had seven saves in the match and made an incredible save in the shootout that gave the Norse a one-PK lead.  

MATCH SUMMARY 

  • Milwaukee was the aggressor early in the match, sending in three on-target shots in the first 13 minutes of the match.  
  • Chloe Mills had the lone on-target shot for the Norse in the 22nd minute.  
  • Not long after another shot on goal by Milwaukee in the 27th minute, Kayla Wypasek made an incredible block to prevent an on-target attempt.  
  • After a defensive stalemate to end the first half, Northern Kentucky did much better in creating offensive opportunities in the second despite Milwaukee getting the only shot attempt in 35 minutes of play.  
  • Northern Kentucky had an incredible chance at a score in the 68th minute, where Mills headed a ball to Annie Greene, who found the back of the net with a header of her own. Unfortunately, the goal was waved off with a foul call.  
  • Each side made their way into its respective final thirds throughout both overtimes, but even two great on-target looks by Milwaukee couldn't make it through.  
  • Greene, Kiley Keehan and Kailey Ivins netted the first three penalty kicks in the shootout for NKU, putting the Norse up one after Stines stuffed Milwaukee's third kick. Milwaukee was perfect from there while the Norse missed the next two.  

NORSE NOTES 

  • Northern Kentucky finishes with an incredible 8-1-2 record, good for a .818 winning percentage, the best of the Division I era.  
  • The Norse finish with eight shutouts, with ties the Division I era record set in 2016 despite playing just 11 games.  
  • NKU allowed just four goals all season for a blistering team GAA of 0.34.   
  • Mimi Stines has broken two single-season records for NKU this season. Her 0.26 GAA bests Rachael Wood's 0.36 mark in 2010 and her .929 save percentage also tops Wood's 2010 feat of .883. 
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