Women's Soccer Earns 2-1 Overtime Road Victory Over Ashland

OVERVIEW

SCORE: Northwood 2 Ashland 1

RECORDS: Northwood 8-5, 5-3 GLIAC Ashland 8-2-3. 5-2-1GLIAC
LOCATION: Ferguson Field. Ashland, Ohio
RECAP: Jessica Flores' overtime goal gives Northwood the 2-1 victory in GLIAC play on the road at Ashland.

INSIDE THE GAME

• Neither team was able to break through in the first half resulting in a scoreless tie at the break.
• Minutes into the second period, Jessica Flores received a nice pass from Jessica Kalbfleisch and was able to put it past the Ashland keeper for her first goal of the game, putting the Timberwolves on top 1-0.
• The Eagles were able to respond late in the match and tie the game at one a piece with a goal in the 85^th minute.
• In a back and forth contest, regulation concluded with the teams deadlocked in a 1-1 tie, sending the game to overtime.
• In the first overtime session, Ashland appeared to have the edge as the Eagles out shot Northwood 3-0 but to no avail as goaltender Samantha Cook made two saves to preserve the tie.
• After the first extra session, Northwood started the second period by executing perfectly as Jessica Flores added to her impressive performance with a game winning goal at the 101:14 mark.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS: Ashland 31, Northwood 5
• SAVES: Ashland 2, Northwood 16 (Samantha Cook)
• CORNER KICKS: Ashland 9, Northwood 0

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will play on the road at Grand Valley State on Friday, October 21. Game time is set for 7:00 PM.