Northwestern University Athletics
Sunday, October 30
Oxford, OH
11 A.M. CT
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Miami (OH)
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No. 4 'Cats Close Regular Season with 3-1 win over Miami (OH)
10/30/2022 12:16:00 PM | Field Hockey
OXFORD, Ohio – No. 4 Northwestern captured a 3-1 win over Miami (OH) Sunday to finish the regular season. The victory brought Northwestern to a 15-3 record heading into postseason play.
Lane Hebert opened the scoring in the second quarter, finishing off a penalty corner opportunity from point-blank range. It marked Herbert's fourth goal of the season and Northwestern's first first-half goal in four games.
Lauren Wadas extended the lead on the other side of halftime, finding the back of the cage for her second goal in three games, the other being the double-overtime golden goal to walk off Michigan. It was also Wadas' fourth goal of the season.
The RedHawks answered moments later to cut the Wildcats' lead to one, but it wouldn't be enough. Fifth-year forward Bente Baekers fired her nation-leading 22nd goal of the season to ice the game in the 47th minute.
The win wrapped up Northwestern's non-conference schedule with a perfect 10-0 record with seven of those wins coming against ranked opponents.
Chicago's Big Ten Team dominated the stat sheet in shots (18-4), shots on goal (8-3) and penalty corners (17-2). The Wildcats have out shot opponents 67-25 and won the penalty corner battle 140-83 this season.
Next, Northwestern head to the Big Ten Tournament in Columbus, Ohio as the three seed. The Wildcats will face six-seed Rutgers in the first round set to begin at 4 p.m. CT on Big Ten Plus.
Lane Hebert opened the scoring in the second quarter, finishing off a penalty corner opportunity from point-blank range. It marked Herbert's fourth goal of the season and Northwestern's first first-half goal in four games.
Lane Herbert lays down the HAMMER ??
— Northwestern Field Hockey (@NUFHCats) October 30, 2022
Northwestern takes the 1-0 lead in the 26th minute!#B1GCats | #NUFH pic.twitter.com/oXQ9TIEEPh
Lauren Wadas extended the lead on the other side of halftime, finding the back of the cage for her second goal in three games, the other being the double-overtime golden goal to walk off Michigan. It was also Wadas' fourth goal of the season.
The RedHawks answered moments later to cut the Wildcats' lead to one, but it wouldn't be enough. Fifth-year forward Bente Baekers fired her nation-leading 22nd goal of the season to ice the game in the 47th minute.
No. 2??2?? in 2??0??2??2??
— Northwestern Field Hockey (@NUFHCats) October 30, 2022
Bente Baekers extends the Northwestern lead to 3-1 in the fourth!#B1GCats | #NUFH pic.twitter.com/f2M5J810wa
The win wrapped up Northwestern's non-conference schedule with a perfect 10-0 record with seven of those wins coming against ranked opponents.
Chicago's Big Ten Team dominated the stat sheet in shots (18-4), shots on goal (8-3) and penalty corners (17-2). The Wildcats have out shot opponents 67-25 and won the penalty corner battle 140-83 this season.
Next, Northwestern head to the Big Ten Tournament in Columbus, Ohio as the three seed. The Wildcats will face six-seed Rutgers in the first round set to begin at 4 p.m. CT on Big Ten Plus.
Team Stats
NU
MIAMI
Goals
3
1
Shots
23
4
Shots on Goal
15
3
Saves
2
12
Corners
17
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Herbert,Lane
Assisted By: Garcia,Ana Medina
GOAL by NU Herbert,Lane (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Garcia,Ana Medina.
25:10
Wadas,Lauren
GOAL by NU Wadas,Lauren.
34:09
ROSSO, Luli
Assisted By: WORKMAN, Madison
GOAL by MIAMI ROSSO, Luli, Assist by WORKMAN, Madison.
34:42
Baekers,Bente
Assisted By: Blas,Kayla , Marshall,Alia
GOAL by NU Baekers,Bente, Assist by Blas,Kayla and Marshall,Alia.
46:03
Game Leaders
Shots
9
SOG
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
5
SOG
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
1
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