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Women's Soccer falls to Purdue, 1-0
9/18/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 17, 2000
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Wildcats played a scoreless first half against Purdue and looked to be headed for overtime Sunday afternoon, before Purdue's Courtney Coppedge took a ball off of a corner kick from Katie Redmond and headed it in from the penalty box with just 44 seconds left in the match. As a result, the Boilermakers escaped with a 1-0 win.
The 'Cats were outshot by the Boilermakers, 19-10, forcing Erin Ekeberg (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) to record an outstanding nine saves in the NU goal. Brooke Bell (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South) led the Northwestern offense with three shots.
Purdue (6-2, 1-1 Big Ten) gained its fourth shutout of the season.
Northwestern (2-4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) will be back in action next Friday against Minnesota at Lakeside Field. Game time is set for 4 p.m.
Northwestern Women's Soccer vs. Purdue
Sunday, September 17, 2000
West Lafayette, Ind.
Weather: Sunny, windy 80s
Attendance: 204
SCORE BY HALF
Northwestern 0 0 - 0
Purdue 0 1 - 1
SCORING: PU, Courtney Coppedge (Katie Redmond), 89:16
SHOTS: NU 10, PU 19
CORNER KICKS: NU 7, PU 7
FOULS: NU 11, PU 20
CARDS: none
SAVES: NU 9 (Erin Ekeberg), PU 5 (Elizabeth Boldt)
UPDATED RECORDS
Northwestern, 2-4-1, 1-1-0 Big Ten
Purdue, 6-2-0, 1-1-0 Big Ten
NEXT NORTHWESTERN MATCH
Friday, Sept. 22, 2000 * vs. Minnesota * 4 p.m. * Lakeside Field
