Women's Soccer's Early Offense Leads To 4-0 Win Over Ursuline

OVERVIEW – URSULINE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 4, Ursuline Arrows 0

RECORDS: Northwood (7-0-5, 5-0-3 G-MAC), Ursuline (2-5-4, 2-4-2 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood women's soccer's three goals in the first 16 minutes of the match led them to a 4-0 win over the visiting Ursuline Arrows on Thursday (October 17).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood earned a quick 1-0 lead in the 5' behind Ella Boyd's header. A Timberwolves corner kick deflected off an Ursuline header before Ella Boyd tagged Northwood with the lead.
• Eight minutes of game time later, Boyd connected with a through ball to her sister, Carly Boyd, to give NU the early 2-0 lead.
• Moving to the 16', Northwood's offense continued to pressure the Arrows' defense. Northwood collected six corner opportunities with the first 11 minutes of the match.
• Mia Thomson earned a penalty in the 16', putting Northwood ahead 3-0. Thomson was fouled from behind in the middle of the box.
• Going into the half, NU held the 3-0 advantage with a 9-6 lead in shots and an 8-3 lead in corner opportunities.
• Northwood held serve for the second half until they scored their final goal of the match in the 75'. Reagan Brengman showed off her leg during a free kick, shooting a rocket from just past the midfield circle, past a diving Arrow keeper, 4-0 NU.
• The Timberwolves would earn the shutout with Lindsay Jacob and Grace Caywood in goal.

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• E. Boyd: Goal (6), Assist
• C. Boyd: Goal (5)
• Thomson: Goal (2)
• Brengman: Goal (1)

UP NEXT

• Women's soccer is back at Dean Field on Saturday (October 19) at Noon for a match with Thomas More.