On To The 'Ship - Women's Soccer Earns Bid To G-MAC Championship Behind Their Two All-Conference Honorees

OVERVIEW – G-MAC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL – 2 – SEED FINDLAY

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 4, Findlay Oilers 1

RECORDS: Northwood (13-2-5, 9-2-3 G-MAC), Findlay (10-5-2, 10-3-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Ferguson Field – Ashland, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood women's soccer earned their bid to the G-MAC Championship Thursday (November 14) afternoon, beating the Findlay Oilers 4-1 in the semifinals. Brooke Honeycutt's first-half brace put Northwood in the lead for good as Northwood added two more in the second half for the win.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Findlay's offense came out firing, rattling off four shots in the first four minutes of game action. The third and fourth shots came back-to-back as the Oilers struck first in the 4', 1-0 UF.
• The Oiler offense had seven of the first eight shots before a Findlay foul gave Carly Boyd the opening on a free kick. Her cross to the top of the box allowed Honeycutt to head it over the Findlay keeper, who was off the line too far, 1-1.
• Just four minutes later, an almost identical header from Honeycutt put the Timberwolves up 2-1. Boyd's cross to the box gave the Timberwolves the window to score, 2-1 NU.
• At the half, Northwood's keeper Lindsay Jacob was stellar in front of the net, finishing the first half with five saves. Northwood had the 2-1 lead but was outshot 13-3.
• The Timberwolves added on in the second half. Mari Jackson got into the action in the 67', scoring off the crossbar and into the net, 3-1 NU.
• Ashtyn Lange put the game on ice in the 75' when a Findlay handball gave Northwood the penalty opportunity, 4-1 NU.
• Jacob stonewalled the Oilers' offense, finishing with 10 saves, the most she has had in a game this season. Her defense led Northwood to finish with the 4-1 win. 

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 12 (5), Findlay 21 (11)
• Saves: Northwood 10 (Lindsay Jacob), Findlay 1
• Corners: Northwood 1, Findlay 9

 TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Honeycutt: 2 Goals (7)
• Jackson: Goal (4)
• Lange: Goal (5)
• C. Boyd: 2 Assists 

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Boyd's two assists give her 11 this season, breaking the program record of 10 set by Julie Surma (2002).
• The Timberwolves advance to play in their second straight and second conference tournament championship in program history.
• Honeycutt's two goals and Boyd's two assists put them at 66 (Boyd) and 59 (Honeycutt) career points, moving the duo into sixth and ninth all-time on Northwood's scoring list.

 UP NEXT

• Northwood women's soccer advances to the G-MAC Championship for the second straight season. The match is set for Saturday (November 16) at 5 p.m. at Ferguson Field in Ashland, Ohio. The Timberwolves are set No 3 and the tournament one-seed Ashland in the G-MAC finals for the second consecutive season.
• The teams have matched up twice this year with the first match ending in a 0-0 draw on September 26 before Northwood dropped a 4-1 bout on November 6.