EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern fell 3-0 to USC on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium.
USC (2-8-5, 1-5-3 Big Ten) jumped out to an early lead, with Junior forward Peyton Nakagawara scoring the opener 54 seconds into the match for her second goal of the season, assisted by freshman defender Savannah Leifried.
Senior forward Megan Norkett was shown a red card in the 39th minute, forcing the Wildcats (5-8-3, 3-5-1 Big Ten) to play the remainder of the game with 10 players.
The Trojans doubled their lead in the 19th minute, with sophomore midfielder Jaiden Rodriguez notching her second tally of the year, assisted by junior midfielder Taylor Jenkins.
Freshman forward Alyssa Parsons added the third goal in the 84th minute, assisted by Nakagawara and junior midfielder Eleanor Morrissey to cap off the scoring.
The loss snapped Northwestern’s three-game winning streak at home and NU’s seven-game unbeaten run in Big Ten home games.