Women's Soccer Gets Third Straight Shutout In 2-0 Victory Over Thomas More

OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE 

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Thomas More Saints 0

RECORDS: Northwood (7-2-2, 6-0-1 G-MAC), Thomas More (2-6-2, 2-4-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich. 

RECAP: The Northwood women's soccer team finished their three-match homestand with their third straight shutout victory. Northwood would blank the visiting Saints from Thomas More on Wednesday (October 4) 2-0.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• A sluggish match throughout, at the break teams were all but even in shots and corners. NU had the advantage in shots 5-4, but TMU led in corner opportunities 2-1.
• Coming out of halftime it was more of the same, until the 71'. Northwood's offense began to pressure as Thomas More's accidental handball just outside the 18-yard box granted NU a free kick-scoring chance. Hannah Jatczak's shot from the spot split two TMU defenders on the left side to score past an outstretched goalkeeper, giving NU the 1-0 lead.
• The Timberwolves offense continued to pressure late in the second half.  Midfielder, Mia Thomson's cross into the scrum ten minutes after Northwood's first goal caused chaos in the 6-yard box. Brooke Honeycutt's first shot was saved before it dribbled off to the left, she then scored off the deflection to put NU up 2-0 in the 81'.
• Northwood's defense led them to their third straight shutout and seventh victory over the last eight games. The Timberwolves are allowing just one goal a contest this season, fifth-best in the G-MAC this season.

GAME STATS 

• Shots: Northwood 13 (7), Thomas More 7 (4)
• Saves: Northwood 3 (Lindsay Jacob), Thomas More 3 (Lauren Welsh)
• Corners: Northwood 6, Thomas More 2

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jatczak: Goal (2)
• Honeycutt: Goal (3)

UP NEXT

• Women's soccer hits the road on Saturday (October 7) for a road conference match at Ursuline. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.