Northwestern University Athletics
Friday, August 30
Palo Alto, Calif.
1 p.m.
Northwestern
(1-0-0)
4
at
3
#21 Stanford
(0-1-0)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final F |
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| Northwestern | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stanford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Photo by: S. J. Carrera, Inc.
'Cats best No. 21 Stanford in Shootout to Open Season
8/30/2019 5:40:00β―PM | Field Hockey
PALO ALTO, Calif. β No. 15 Northwestern opened the 2019 campaign with a thrilling 4-3 shootout victory at No. 21 Stanford Friday afternoon. The Wildcats pulled out a 3-2 edge in the shootout to claim the victory.
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The Wildcats have now topped the Cardinal in the season opener twice in the previous three seasons. NU bested Stanford, 1-0, to open the 2017 campaign in Storrs, Connecticut.
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Northwestern stuffed the stat sheet on Friday afternoon, dominating the Cardinal in shots, 23-14, and 9-4 in penalty corners. Eighteen of Northwestern's 23 shots were on target.
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After missing last season with an injury, Bente Baekers burst onto the scene with a two-goal performance in today's opener. Maren Seidel netted the Wildcats' other goal in regulation, while Kayla Blas and Kirsten Mansfield each notched a pair of assists.
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Florien Marcussen earned the nod in net for the Wildcats. She made seven saves in 80 minutes of game action.
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Northwestern will take on No. 4 UConn Saturday, Aug. 31, at 1 p.m. CT.
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The Wildcats have now topped the Cardinal in the season opener twice in the previous three seasons. NU bested Stanford, 1-0, to open the 2017 campaign in Storrs, Connecticut.
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Northwestern stuffed the stat sheet on Friday afternoon, dominating the Cardinal in shots, 23-14, and 9-4 in penalty corners. Eighteen of Northwestern's 23 shots were on target.
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After missing last season with an injury, Bente Baekers burst onto the scene with a two-goal performance in today's opener. Maren Seidel netted the Wildcats' other goal in regulation, while Kayla Blas and Kirsten Mansfield each notched a pair of assists.
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Florien Marcussen earned the nod in net for the Wildcats. She made seven saves in 80 minutes of game action.
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Northwestern will take on No. 4 UConn Saturday, Aug. 31, at 1 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
NU
STAN
Goals
4
3
Shots
23
14
Shots on Goal
18
10
Saves
7
14
Corners
9
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
25
22
Scoring Plays
Corinne Zanolli (1)
Assisted By: Megan Frost , Sarah Johnson
Penalty corner
05:40
Bente Baekers (1)
Assisted By: (unassisted)
Solo run and back-handed shot from left side of the area.
27:35
Corinne Zanolli (2)
Assisted By: Jessica Welch
GOAL by STAN Corinne Zanolli, Assist by Jessica Welch, goal number 2 for season.
31:17
Maren Seidel
Assisted By: Kayla Blas , Kirsten Mansfield
Penalty corner
41:53
Bente Baekers (2)
Assisted By: Kayla Blas , Kirsten Mansfield
Penalty corner.
43:43
Rose Winter (1)
Assisted By: Fenella Scutt , Sarah Johnson
Penalty corner
48:42
TEAM UNKNOWN
Assisted By: (unassisted)
Northwestern wins the penalty shootout, 3-2
80:00
Game Leaders
Shots
12
SOG
10
Goals
2
Assists
0
M/F
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
D/M
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Players Mentioned
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M/F
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