On To The Semis! - Women's Soccer Wins In Convincing Fashion 4-0 Over (5) Lake Erie

OVERVIEW – G-MAC QUARTERFINAL VS. (5) LAKE ERIE

SCORE: (4) Northwood Timberwolves 4, (5) Lake Erie Storm 0
RECORDS: Northwood (11-2-5, 7-2-5 G-MAC), Lake Erie (10-5-4, 7-3-4 G-MAC)
LOCATION: Dean Soccer Field – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood women's soccer delivered a commanding performance in the G-MAC Quarterfinals, earning a 4-0 shutout win over (5) Lake Erie Saturday night (November 8) at Dean Soccer Field. Four different Timberwolves scored, and goalkeeper Lindsay Jacob made four saves to help Northwood advance to the conference semifinals for the third consecutive season.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood controlled possession early, earning a corner just over a minute into the match. The Timberwolves' pressure paid off in the 34' when Addison Waito intercepted a clearance near the top of the box and buried a low shot inside the right post to make it 1-0.
• The Timberwolves carried that advantage into halftime behind a composed defensive effort that limited Lake Erie to just two shots on goal in the opening half.
• Northwood seized full momentum in the 58' when Carly Boyd delivered an Olympico goal directly from a corner kick, doubling the lead to 2-0.
• The Timberwolves kept rolling, and less than six minutes later, Madison Corder added her first career goal, stepping into a loose ball at the top of the box and finishing low to the right corner for a 3-0 cushion.
• Lila Brundage capped the scoring in the 78', lofting in the final blow off Jenna D'Alimonte's free kick from near midfield — marking the first goal of her collegiate career.
• Lindsay Jacob anchored the back line with four key saves to secure the shutout — her ninth of the season and a new single-season program record. Northwood finished with a 16-8 edge in shots and a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks while never allowing Lake Erie to build sustained momentum.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 16 (7), Lake Erie 8 (4)
• Saves: Northwood 4 (Lindsay Jacob), Lake Erie 3
• Corners: Northwood 9, Lake Erie 2

TOP PERFORMERS

• Waito: Goal (2)
• Carly Boyd: Goal (3)
• Corder: Goal (1)
• Brundage: Goal (1)
• D'Alimonte: Assist (1)
• Jacob: 4 saves, shutout (9)

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• The shutout set a new single-season program record with nine, surpassing the previous mark of eight set in 2023.
• The win also secured Northwood's third consecutive season with at least 11 victories – and third straight season advancing to the conference tournament semis.
• Carly Boyd has tied the program's record for career matches played with 78, tying former teammate Stephanie O'Keefe (78 - 2020-24). Her goal gave her 78 career points, which is also fifth on the Northwood all-time points list.
• Goalkeeper Lindsay Jacob extended her program-record career shutout total to 22

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves advance to the G-MAC Semifinals and will face top-seeded Ashland on Thursday (November 13) in Ashland, Ohio.