ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Yellowjacket women's soccer team traveled to Reynolds Field to take on Northwestern Saturday evening. As the top two teams in the conference duked it out, the Yellowjackets put on a defensive clinic, limiting the Eagles to just five shots on target and coming away with a 2-0 victory.
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Match Notes
- Niamh Larson (Brookfield, Ill./Riverside Brookfield) scored the two goals for Superior. In the eighth minute of play, she regained possession of an Eagles deflection to open the scoring.
- Her second goal came at the 23rd minute of play. After a Yellowjacket free kick, she fired a shot in the top portion of the net for a 2-0 lead.
- Larson led with five total shots, while Sophie Adler (Cottage Grove, Minn./East Ridge) and Lilly Breitkreutz (Sartell, Minn./Sartell) had two apiece.
- Baylee Nygard (Saint Peter, Minn./Saint Peter) made five saves in net, bringing her record to 4-2-1 and logging her fourth shutout of the campaign.
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The Yellowjackets return home Friday where they take on Crown. The opening kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at SCCU Stadium.
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