Women's Soccer Earns Program Win No. 200 With A 1-0 Win Over ODU To Advance To G-MAC Semifinals

OVERVIEW – G-MAC QUARTERFINAL vs. No. 8 OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 1, Ohio Dominican Panthers 0

RECORDS: Northwood (14-3-2, 12-1-1 G-MAC), Ohio Dominican (5-8-6, 4-6-4 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Women's soccer began their conference tournament run on Saturday (November 4). The 1-seed Timberwolves battled the 8-seeded Ohio Dominican Panthers at Dean Field, prevailing 1-0. History was made on multiple fronts for the program with the win.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Ohio Dominican controlled the ball for much of the first 20 minutes before the Timberwolves settled in. Three straight corner opportunities ended with Carly Boyd's precision cross to the far post from the left side. The set piece had Stephanie O'Keefe crash the box, giving the Timberwolves the 1-0 lead in the 22' on a leaping header.
• Going into the half the score remained the same. The Northwood defense staved off the Panther attack which managed seven shots to NU's two.
• ODU couldn't manage a shot on target for the remainder of the match. The Panthers earned five shots the rest of the way but could not get any clean looks.
• O'Keefe's goal proved to be the difference as the Timberwolves rolled to a 1-0 final and a chance to host the rest of a conference tournament here in Midland for the first time ever.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 6 (2), Ohio Dominican 12 (2)
• Saves: Northwood 2 (Lindsay Jacob), Ohio Dominican 1 (Jadelyn McNerney)
• Corners: Northwood 5, Ohio Dominican 2

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• O'Keefe: Goal (3)
• Boyd: Assist

 NORTHWOOD NOTES

• This victory marks the 200^th win in program history and accounts for the most victories (14) in single-season history.
• This also is the Timberwolves' first conference tournament win in program history.

UP NEXT

• Women's soccer is set to play host for the remainder of the Great Midwest conference tournament beginning Thursday (November 9) with the semis and then the final on Saturday (November 11). The Timberwolves advanced to play the winner of No. 4 Findlay on Thursday with the match time to be determined.
• Northwood faced the Oilers just two weeks ago (October 26) in Findlay, Ohio. Northwood would win that matchup, 1-0.