Bolivar, MO – After winning a pair of games by way of shutout a week ago, Northern State came up short in their non-conference finale at Southwest Baptist by a score of 1-0. While the Wolves controlled the offensive attack throughout the second half, they were unable to take advantage of several scoring opportunities on nine second half shots.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 0, SBU 1
Records: NSU 2-1, SBU 1-2-1
Attendance: 85
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State put pressure on the Southwest Baptist defense early on with a free kick deep in the offensive zone, followed by a corner kick and shot-on-goal by DeAnna LeMire
• The Bearcats' Allyson Lieber scored the lone goal of the game in the 27^th minute with a long shot after Northern attempted to clear the ball following a deflection
• Northern's best look to tie the game in the second half came in the 68^th minute when LeMire fielded a cross pass in front of the box with no defenders nearby, but her shot was deflected back by Ashlynn Edison; Isabela Polanco Garcia's shot off the deflection missed high over the net
• Trying to even the match late, the Wolves attempted five shots in the final 20 minutes of playing time, with only two shots-on-goal
• Northern State held the advantage in shots (14-3), shots-on-goal (6-1), and corner kicks (2-1)

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
DeAnna LeMire: 3 shots, 2 shots-on-goal
Calista Kocmick: 2 shots, 1 shot-on-goal
Zoe Boughton: 2 shots, 1 shot-on-goal
Alexis Phillips: 2 shots, 1 shot-on-goal
 
UP NEXT
Northern State will begin conference play next weekend as they travel to take on Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. The Wolves and Beavers will kick-off at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, and the Wolves and Golden Eagles are scheduled for a 1 p.m. start on Sunday afternoon.