Wayne State 1 Northern State 1 (2 OT)
Megan Schuster's header off a corner kick from
Sophia Ketchmark with just 3:33 left in regulation allowed Wayne State to salvage a 1-1 double overtime tie vs. Northern State Sunday afternoon in Northern Sun Conference women's soccer played at the WSC Soccer Pitch. The Wildcats are 5-4-4 overall and 5-3-2 in the NSIC while NSU is 3-8-1 and 1-7-1 in league contests.
Wayne State had the wind at their back in the opening half and outshot the Wolves 7-3 but could not score.
Northern State struck for a goal early in the second half as Shianne Rosselli blasted a long shot past Wildcat goalkeeper
Rachel Grisham at the 52:44 mark for a 1-0 lead.
The score remained 1-0 until the final four minutes as junior
Megan Schuster placed a header past NSU goalkeeper Haley Hillstrom following a corner kick from
Sophia Ketchmark with just 3:33 remaining to send the contest into overtime tied at 1-1.
Wayne State got off three shots, all on goal, in the first overtime and had one shot with one corner kick in the second extra session but neither team could score ending in a 1-1 tie.
The Wildcats finished with a 17-11 advantage in shots and 10-6 in shots on goal over the Wolves. WSC also held an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks.
Megan Phillips and
Rylie Wehner each had four shots and two shots on goal for WSC. Ketchmark and
Brooke Worrel also had two shots on goal while Schuster scored with Ketchmark recording an assist.
Senior goalkeeper
Rachel Grisham recorded five saves while allowing one goal in the contest.
Wayne State will be on the road next weekend, visiting Bemidji State Friday at 6 p.m. and Minnesota Crookston Sunday for a 1 p.m. contest.