Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, April 3
Evanston, Ill.
Noon CT
Northwestern
5-6-0, 5-6-0
1
vs
2
Illinois
6-4-1, 6-4-1
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Illinois
0
2
2
Northwestern
1
0
1
Photo by: S. J. Carrera, Inc.
Late Goal Sinks Northwestern in Regular Season Finale
4/3/2021 3:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer
EVANSTON, Ill. – Despite outshooting the Illini on Senior Day, two costly second half bounces handed Northwestern a 2-1 defeat in the regular season finale on Saturday at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium.
Senior Regan Steigleder scored a beauty of a goal on her senior day in the first half on an assist from Josie Aulicino, marking the third goal of her season.
The Wildcats outshot the Illinois 13-9 and forced five saves from the Illini keeper. At 1-1 in the second half, the 'Cats had a litany of chances in the Illinois box including a volley from Aurea Martin that just skied over the net.
Despite Northwestern controlling the second half and looking the more likely team to grab a late winner, a chaotic sequence in the box fell Illinois' waay in the 89th minute and Kendra Pasquale was able to stab home the decisive goal.
The loss dropped Northwestern to 5-6 on the season, but it will have a chance to make the Big Ten Tournament through the Big Ten Regional Weekend which starts on April 8.
The Wildcats will play Purdue at Wisconsin in a knockout match, and with a win, they will face the Badgers, the No. 1 seed in the West, on April 11 for a berth in the Big Ten Tournament, which is a four-team knockout round. Northwestern suffered 1-0 losses to both Purdue and Wisconsin this season.
Senior Regan Steigleder scored a beauty of a goal on her senior day in the first half on an assist from Josie Aulicino, marking the third goal of her season.
Celebrating Senior Day in style ??@ReganSteigleder goes top shelf to put @NUWSoccer out in front!#GoCats pic.twitter.com/5rCpva10VM
— Northwestern Athletics (@NU_Sports) April 3, 2021
The Wildcats outshot the Illinois 13-9 and forced five saves from the Illini keeper. At 1-1 in the second half, the 'Cats had a litany of chances in the Illinois box including a volley from Aurea Martin that just skied over the net.
Despite Northwestern controlling the second half and looking the more likely team to grab a late winner, a chaotic sequence in the box fell Illinois' waay in the 89th minute and Kendra Pasquale was able to stab home the decisive goal.
The loss dropped Northwestern to 5-6 on the season, but it will have a chance to make the Big Ten Tournament through the Big Ten Regional Weekend which starts on April 8.
The Wildcats will play Purdue at Wisconsin in a knockout match, and with a win, they will face the Badgers, the No. 1 seed in the West, on April 11 for a berth in the Big Ten Tournament, which is a four-team knockout round. Northwestern suffered 1-0 losses to both Purdue and Wisconsin this season.
Team Stats
ILL
NU
Goals
2
1
Shots
9
13
Shots on Goal
5
6
Saves
5
2
Corners
4
3
Fouls
13
16
Scoring Plays
Regan Steigleder (3)
Assisted By: Josie Aulicino
GOAL by NU Steigleder, Regan Assist by Aulicino, Josie.
14:20
Zoey Kollhoff (1)
GOAL by ILL Kollhoff, Zoey.
69:49
Kendra Pasquale (5)
Assisted By: Summer Garrison
GOAL by ILL Pasquale, Kendra Assist by Garrison, Summer.
88:42
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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