Sunday, August 22
Cincinnati, OH
12 p.m. CT
Northwestern
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Xavier
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Northwestern
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Xavier
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'Cats fall to Musketeers 2-1 in Opener
8/22/2021 4:25:00 PM | Women's Soccer
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Northwestern opened its season with a 2-1 defeat at Xavier on Sunday.
Xavier improved to 2-0 on the season while the Wildcats fell to 0-1.
Junior Aurea Martin scored the goal for the Wildcats in the 31' on a header thanks to a set piece delivery from sophomore Josie Aulicino. The goal was the fifth of Martin's career and the assist with the fourth of Aulicino's career.
The Wildcats led 1-0 after a hardworking opening 45 minutes. In the second, Xavier tied the game in the 53rd minute and took the lead in the 65th on a set piece header that deflected off a Wildcat. NU ramped up its pressure in the closing stages, culminating in a 90th minute shot from senior Regan Steigleder that forced a backpedaling save from the Musketeer goalkeeper.
Senior Mackenzie Wood started in net for the Wildcats and made six saves, including a spectacular free kick stop in the last few minutes of the game.
Junior midfielder Rowan Lapi led the offense with three shots on the afternoon, while Steigleder and Martin each took two attempts of their own.
First year defender Emma Phillips started in her first career game as as Wildcat at center back and had a strong debut, going the full 90 minutes. Sophomore Meg Boade made her first career start on the front line after making nine appearances as a substitute in the spring.
The 'Cats will look to turn it around on Thursday with another Big East road trip, when they face Butler at 6 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed on FloSports.
Xavier improved to 2-0 on the season while the Wildcats fell to 0-1.
Junior Aurea Martin scored the goal for the Wildcats in the 31' on a header thanks to a set piece delivery from sophomore Josie Aulicino. The goal was the fifth of Martin's career and the assist with the fourth of Aulicino's career.
Set pieces. Set pieces. Set pieces.
— Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) August 22, 2021
?? The first goal of the season comes from Aurea Martin's perfect header. ??#GoCats pic.twitter.com/44jwxfBpQR
The Wildcats led 1-0 after a hardworking opening 45 minutes. In the second, Xavier tied the game in the 53rd minute and took the lead in the 65th on a set piece header that deflected off a Wildcat. NU ramped up its pressure in the closing stages, culminating in a 90th minute shot from senior Regan Steigleder that forced a backpedaling save from the Musketeer goalkeeper.
Senior Mackenzie Wood started in net for the Wildcats and made six saves, including a spectacular free kick stop in the last few minutes of the game.
Junior midfielder Rowan Lapi led the offense with three shots on the afternoon, while Steigleder and Martin each took two attempts of their own.
First year defender Emma Phillips started in her first career game as as Wildcat at center back and had a strong debut, going the full 90 minutes. Sophomore Meg Boade made her first career start on the front line after making nine appearances as a substitute in the spring.
The 'Cats will look to turn it around on Thursday with another Big East road trip, when they face Butler at 6 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed on FloSports.
Team Stats
NU
XU
Goals
1
2
Shots
7
15
Shots on Goal
4
8
Saves
6
3
Corners
5
3
Fouls
11
7
Scoring Plays
Martin, Aurea (1)
Assisted By: Aulicino, Josie
off a free kick into the box, finished i
29:42
Rasmussen, Mathilde (1)
Assisted By: Vargas, Sonia
Vargas on left side passes to Rasmussen
52:40
Rasmussen, Mathilde (2)
Assisted By: Sallee, Shelby , Jakovich, Hayley
Off a free kick, Sallee gets a head on,
64:39
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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