PAINESVILLE, Ohio – The Lake Erie College women's soccer team fell to Northwood University, 3-1, on Thursday, October 22, in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference matchup. Despite a second-half goal from
Ava Moore and seven saves from goalkeeper
Morgan VanMeter, the Storm could not overcome an early deficit.
Northwood opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when Ella Boyd capitalized on a defensive miscue to give the Timberwolves a 1-0 advantage. The Storm looked to respond, with
Isabella Carvalho and
Moore each recording first-half shot attempts, but Northwood maintained its one-goal lead heading into halftime.
VanMeter helped keep Lake Erie within reach, recording four saves in the opening 45 minutes.
The Timberwolves extended their lead early in the second half, as Mari Jackson found the back of the net in the 48th minute off an assist from Madelyn Boyd. Northwood added another goal in the 56th minute when Lila Brundage headed in a service from Addison Waito, pushing the advantage to 3-0.
Lake Erie answered just over three minutes later when
Moore capitalized on a Northwood goalkeeper error in the 59th minute.
Moore intercepted the ball and sent it into the back of the net for her third goal of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1.
The Storm continued to battle offensively, with
Moore registering two additional shots on goal in the 71st and 83rd minutes. However, Northwood goalkeeper Alyssa Stroik made both saves to preserve the Timberwolves' two-goal advantage.
Moore led Lake Erie's offensive effort with four shots, including three on goal and the team's lone score.
Carvalho added two shots, while
VanMeter finished the contest with seven saves across 90 minutes of action.
Northwood held a 23-6 advantage in total shots and an 8-2 edge in corner kicks.
With the loss, Lake Erie moves to 3-8-5 overall and 2-7-3 in G-MAC play, while Northwood improves to 8-7-1 overall and 7-4-1 in conference competition. The Storm are back in action Saturday October 24 as they travel to Walsh to take on the Cavaliers at 1pm.
