Northwestern University Athletics
Sunday, August 20
Evanston, Ill.
1 p.m. CT
Northwestern
vs
Kansas State
No. 18 ‘Cats Return to Martin Stadium for Home Opener with Kansas State
8/19/2023 2:55:00 PM | Women's Soccer
EVANSTON, Ill. – Fresh off a 4-0 win at Marquette, No. 18 Northwestern women's soccer returns to Martin Stadium for its home opener against Kansas State on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT on B1G+.
Northwestern took an early lead on Thursday, scoring just thirty-nine seconds into the match when Ella Hase tapped in a goal from short-range. Holland Carey and Meg Boade assisted on the score, which was the second-fastest goal from kickoff in program history. Just three minutes later, Meg Boade fired a shot from outside the 18-yard box to double the lead. NU tacked on again in the 15th minute when a Josie Aulicino corner kick found Emma Phillips, who headed the ball past the keeper for a 3-0 advantage. The game remained scoreless until the 77th minute when Josie Aulicino fired a shot into the corner of the net to give the 'Cats a 4-0 edge that stood for the remainder of the contest. Northwestern's four goals on Thursday matched a program record for goals in a season opener.
Seven Wildcats (Ramira Ambrose, Holland Carey, Jaelyn Eisenhart, Maddie Finnerty, Gina Muzi, Megan Norkett, Keira Wagner) made their Northwestern debut on Thursday in Milwaukee.
Kansas State comes into Sunday's meeting having defeated Green Bay 4-1 in their season opener. After falling behind 1-0, K-State scored four unanswered to win its season opener. Jazmin Brown notched two goals for K-State while Kiran Singh tallied two assists.
Sunday's matchup will mark the second all-time meeting between Northwestern and Kansas State on the pitch. Northwestern took last year's meeting 2-1, behind a highlight-reel Emma Phillips bicycle kick.
Northwestern took an early lead on Thursday, scoring just thirty-nine seconds into the match when Ella Hase tapped in a goal from short-range. Holland Carey and Meg Boade assisted on the score, which was the second-fastest goal from kickoff in program history. Just three minutes later, Meg Boade fired a shot from outside the 18-yard box to double the lead. NU tacked on again in the 15th minute when a Josie Aulicino corner kick found Emma Phillips, who headed the ball past the keeper for a 3-0 advantage. The game remained scoreless until the 77th minute when Josie Aulicino fired a shot into the corner of the net to give the 'Cats a 4-0 edge that stood for the remainder of the contest. Northwestern's four goals on Thursday matched a program record for goals in a season opener.
Seven Wildcats (Ramira Ambrose, Holland Carey, Jaelyn Eisenhart, Maddie Finnerty, Gina Muzi, Megan Norkett, Keira Wagner) made their Northwestern debut on Thursday in Milwaukee.
Kansas State comes into Sunday's meeting having defeated Green Bay 4-1 in their season opener. After falling behind 1-0, K-State scored four unanswered to win its season opener. Jazmin Brown notched two goals for K-State while Kiran Singh tallied two assists.
Sunday's matchup will mark the second all-time meeting between Northwestern and Kansas State on the pitch. Northwestern took last year's meeting 2-1, behind a highlight-reel Emma Phillips bicycle kick.
Northwestern will return to action at Martin Stadium on Thursday, August 24 at 7:30 p.m. CT with a matchup against Oakland on B1G+.Emma Phillips bicycle kick for the lead ????????#SCtop10 | @NCAASoccer pic.twitter.com/YwvasXv7t1
— Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) August 19, 2022
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