KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Northern Kentucky women's soccer program suffered a setback in its season opener as host Western Michigan shut out the Norse by a 3-0 margin in a non-conference clash inside the WMU Soccer Complex on Thursday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 0, Western Michigan – 3
LOCATION: WMU Soccer Complex – Kalamazoo, Michigan
RECORDS: NKU: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 HL), Western Michigan: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 MAC)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Tristen Cross posted a game-high nine saves in her first career start with the Norse.
- Megan Gessner also saw action between the pipes and recorded two saves and no goals against over 20 minutes of action.
- NKU racked up 11 saves as a unit, which tied for the Horizon League lead in team saves on the first night of action in NCAA Division I women's soccer.
- Northern Kentucky sent six shots on net in the contest as Lilly Yordy, Lydia Self, Emilie Doersching, Maria Wiefering, Kylie Anderson and Erykah Cornett all blasted a shot on target, respectively.
- Western Michigan finished with a heavy edge in shots (31 to 10), shots on goals (14-6) and corner kicks (6 to 1).
- The Norse had 22 student-athletes enter the pitch in total as the vast majority of the roster saw action in the match.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Western Michigan got the scoring started with a tally in the 26^th minute to jump out to a 1-0 advantage.
- After 45 minutes of play, the Broncos held on to take their 1-0 edge into the half.
- Western Michigan continued to turn it on and put the game away with a goal in both the 51^st and 64^th minute to seal the 3-0 victory.
 
NEXT UP
The Norse return to Highland Heights for their highly anticipated home opener against Ohio, set for Tuesday, August 20 at 7 PM ET inside the NKU Soccer Stadium. The match will get underway at 7 PM ET and admission for all fans is free of charge.
 
 
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