Box Score

MARQUETTE, Mich. – Sunday brought the Northern Michigan University women's soccer team (6-5, 4-3 GLIAC) their largest win over an NCAA Division II team since 2009 in an 8-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) rout of Purdue University Northwest. 

FIRST ONE

It took just over four minutes of match time for the Wildcats to net their first goal of the day.

Caroline Halonen took the ball a yard from the top of the box and drove to her right past two PNW defenders.

She then kicked the ball to the left and past the Pride keeper for the first NMU goal.

WASTING NO TIME

To close out the first half, three Wildcat goals came within three minutes of each other.

Brenna Musser netted an unassisted goal in the 41st minute to put NMU up 2-0.

The Wildcat's lone assisted goal of the match was next as Brenna Musser delivered a beautiful pass from the top right corner of the goal box to Caitlyn Trombley.

Trombley then snuck the ball behind the keeper for the goal.

Only 46 seconds ticked off the game clock before Musser scored her second goal of the game. The score sent NMU into the half up 4-0.

FINAL FOUR

The second half began much like the first with a quick Caroline Halonen goal.

A long shot from inside the box from the senior found the back right corner of the net.

Maria Storm got on the board after the Pride keeper failed to secure the ball after a prior shot. Storm took advantage of the loose ball and put the 'Cats up 6-0.

Two more Wildcats went on to score with Evelyn Flor netting a shot in the 62nd minute and Isabela Cardoso scoring on a penalty kick in the 88th minute to secure the 8-0 win.

STAT LEADERS

It was NMU domination in shots for the second straight match as the 'Cats outshot the pride 31-5 overall and 23-2 in shots on goal.

Two Wildcats had braces in the match with Caroline Halonen and Brenna Musser earning two goals each. All four of those goals were unassisted.

Four other NMU student-athletes scored for the 'Cats as Caitlyn Trombley, Maria Storm, Evelyn Flor, and Isabela Cardoso all had one goal each.

Halonen had a match-high eight shots and also led all players in shots on goal with a total of seven.

In the possession battle, the Wildcats dominated with control of the ball for 62-percent of the match. 

Shenae Kreps earned the win as the NMU goalkeeper seeing 58:33 of action. Freshman Sydney Lake collected her first two saves as a Wildcat in her 31:27 on the field.

WILDCAT TALK

"I went out when I got my chance and I tried my best to do what the coaches asked of me which is produce," said junior Evelyn Flor.

"We always set our goals high and we are working hard on reaching the small ones so we can take on the bigger ones," concluded the forward.

Head coach Jon Sandoval said that while it felt good to pick up the Wildcat's largest win over a Division II team since 2009, the Wildcats are chasing bigger things: "As nice as it is to pick up a big win and put ourselves in the record books, the most important thing is winning and chasing that feeling the rest of the season."

"We have to use the momentum we gained today to move forward. This is what we want to replicate. The team wants to keep feeling like they do after today's match."

"I am all around happy for the team's effort and I feel terrific about this win," concluded Sandoval.

UP NEXT

A pair of GLIAC road tilts awaits the team next weekend. NMU will face Ferris State University Friday at 4 p.m. and Grand Valley State University on Sunday at 12 p.m.