Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
Indiana
Wildcats Edged by No. 7 Indiana
10/8/2005 12:00:00β―AM | Field Hockey
Indiana 3, Northwestern 1
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Oct. 8, 2005
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Northwestern's field hockey team fell to 6-6 on the season after falling to seventh-ranked Indiana 3-1 Saturday. The Hoosiers scored twice in the first half to slide past the Wildcats. Christina Foley (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape Elizabeth) scored off a penalty corner at 31:02 for her second goal of the season.
Indiana scored just over 16 minutes into the match when Kayla Bashore slipped in a rebound off of the corner to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead.
After another score,senior Ellen Schlafly (St. Louis, Mo./MICDS) pushed the ball to Amanda Care (Newtown, Pa./Pennsbury) who left it for Foley to bring Northwestern within two.
"I'm happy with the way we responded after Iowa. I think we had some key plays from our seniors," head field hockey coach Kelly McCollum said.
IU scored once more in the second half and went on to the 3-1 win.
The Hoosiers outshot Northwestern 14-11 for the match, but Northwestern tallied more penalty corners, 8-5.
Northwestern plays a neutral-site match against Lindenwood at noon on Sunday, Oct. 9.
