The Dordt University women's soccer team earned a 2-1 win over Northwestern in a conference match-up played tonight in Orange City, Iowa. Tonight's match concluded the regular season for both teams.Â
The Defenders improve to 3-5-3 in the GPAC and pick up three points to push their total to 12, securing the eighth and final spot in the upcoming GPAC Tournament. Dordt, now 4-7-5 overall, needed a win tonight to overtake Doane and Northwestern in the final standings (Doane defeated College of Saint Mary 4-1 earlier in the day).Â
Northwestern ends the season with a 3-8 record in the GPAC (9pts), 9-9 overall.
The Defenders broke through with their first goal at the 22nd minute when
Maria Zylstra made a left-footed cross into the box that
Joslyn Vander Molen finished off with a shot in the corner of the goal for a 1-0 lead. Dordt outshot the Red Raiders 6-4 in the opening half.
Dordt added a huge insurance goal early in the second half when
Jenna Roberts received a pass from
Megan Aukes and blasted a shot from 25-yards out into the upper corner of the goal.
Northwestern made things interesting with a goal by Marissa Talamantes during the 75th minute to trim the Defenders lead down to 2-1. Dordt, however, held off the hosts rally as
Emerson Skuodas made some key saves over the final 10 minutes.
By the Numbers:
- Dordt outshot Northwestern 12-8 for the match; 6-4 in both halves
- both teams accounted for seven shots on-goal
- Jenna Roberts, Joslyn Vander Molen and Maria Zylstra all had two shots on-goal
- Emerson Skuodas (2-2-1) matched her career-high with six saves
- Camryn Wilkinson led Northwestern with two shots on-goal
- Ella Top (8-5) made three saves in 52 minutes; Bailey Bynum made two saves over the final 38 minutes
Notes:Â
- Vander Molen leads the the Defenders with eight goals
- Vander Molen and Maria Zylstra share the team lead with 20 points each
- Roberts tallied her fifth goal of the season
- Skuodas leads the Defenders with 25 saves, one more than Abi Green Martinez
- Dordt has outshot its opponent in eight matches this season
- Skuodas, Katie Vander Leest, Megan Aukes, Maria Zylstra and Lameese Batarseh all played the full 90 minutes
- Dordt secures the eighth spot in the upcoming GPAC Tournament that will begin on Tuesday, Nov.3
- this is the 12th consecutive season the Defenders have qualified for the postseason
- Dordt has qualified for the postseason in 24 of 27 seasons
- the Defenders improve their record to 27-9-1 all-time against Northwestern
- Dordt is unbeaten in its last eight matches against the Raiders (7-0-1)
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