HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – After Eastern Kentucky scored early in the first half, Northern Kentucky scored a second half equalizer and Chloe Mills headed home the match-winner in the first overtime. The Norse claimed the 2-1 win and moved to 1-1 on the season. With the loss, the Colonels fall to 1-1.

Head Coach Bob Sheehan
"Credit to Eastern Kentucky. They came out with a ton of energy and scored an early goal. We had to switch up our shape a little bit. Our team responded fantastically. I thought just the fact that in the second half and overtime we outshot them 11-0, based on the first half trailing 9-2 in shots, was a pretty major swing. I think our mentality changed. Our attention to detail changed and our commitment to the game changed."

Scoring

• Nerea de Diego dribbled through traffic in the 12^th-minute and slotted a shot to the right side of the net for Eastern Kentucky's score.
• Sofia Wilmes equalized in the 71^st minute after EKU's goalkeeper mishandled a ball played into the box. The opportunistic Wilmes got just enough of the ball to slide across the goal line.
• After the Norse earned a corner kick in the 5^th-minute of overtime (95'), Morgan Jewell played the ball to the back post where Mills was waiting to head the ball back across the goal and into the net.

Between the Posts

• Mimi Stines (1-1-0) played the entire match in goal for the Norse. She faced nine shots, including three on goal. She made two saves in the winning effort.
• Marah Krick (1-1-0) took the loss for Eastern Kentucky. She also played the full match. The Norse fired five shots on frame and Krick made three saves.

Match Summary

• EKU controlled the first half, attempting all nine of its shots in the half, compared to just two shot attempts for NKU.
• de Diego put the first tally of the night on the board in the 12'.
• Wilmes fired Northern Kentucky's attempt in the 24^th minute and Shelby Wall added an attempt just a minute later.
• The second half, however, saw the Norse flip the script. The Colonels didn't attempt another shot across the final 45 minutes and overtime. By comparison, Northern Kentucky ripped eight shots in the second frame and three in overtime. Of the 11 total attempts, five were placed on frame.
• Wilmes put three shots on target. She had a terrific left-foot attempt in the 54th minute that was saved.
• Shelby Wall followed with an attempt in the 59^th-minute that forced Krick make another save.
• As the Norse kept up the pressure, Wilmes was making a run at the ball played into the box. As the ball slid through Krick's hands, Wilmes was able to get just enough toe poke to slide it past the goal line.
• Kaya Vogt ripped a shot from 30-yards out in the 77^th-minute. The hard-driven attempt ricocheted off the upper right crossbar.
• In overtime, both Annie Greene and Wilmes took shot attempts. Wilmes' blocked attempt slowly rolled out of bounds for the corner kick.
• Jewell took the kick and found Mills at the six-yard box on the far post. Mills drove the ball back across traffic for the winner.

Norse Notes

• After being outshot 9-2 in the first half, including a 3-0 advantage in shots on goal, Northern Kentucky took 11 shots and placed five on goal without allowing a single shot from Eastern Kentucky.
• Wilmes finished with seven shots on the night, placing three on target.
• Mills and Wall had NKU's other two attempts that forced Krick to make saves.
• Northern Kentucky's three goals scored this season have come from the feet of three different players. After Wilmes and Mills scored tonight they joined Annie Greene, who scored in NKU's opener against Cincinnati.
• The Norse finished with a 3-1 advantage in corners and 10-6 advantage in fouls.

Next Up
A three-match road swing awaits the Norse. NKU first travels to Dayton for a matchup with the Flyers on Aug. 26, before taking on Louisville (Aug. 29) and Bellarmine (Sep. 2).

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