The Purdue Northwest women's soccer team closed out non-conference play in impressive fashion Sunday afternoon, earning a 3-0 shutout victory on the road at Winona State.
The basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (2-1-1, 0-0-0), Winona State (0-2-0, 0-0-0)
- Location: Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium – Winona, Minn.
- Attendance: 398
Inside the numbers
- Sophomore Sophia Carbone (Danville, Calif./Monte Vista) scored twice for the Lions, including her second and third goals of the season.
- Carbone's second goal was assisted by junior Mia Davis (Naperville, Ill./Plainfield North).
- Senior Nayla Pena (Edinburg, Texas/Robert Vela) added her third goal of the season, with Davis recording her second assist of the afternoon.
- Purdue Northwest finished with six shots, including three on goal.
- Winona State recorded seven shots and placed two attempts on target.
- The Lions held a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
- Senior Meta Fischer (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) played all 90 minutes in goal for PNW, making two saves to earn the shutout.
- Winona State goalkeeper Abigail Rounds did not record a save.
- Purdue Northwest was called for six fouls, while Winona State committed seven.
- Neither team was issued a caution in the contest.
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The breakdown
- Purdue Northwest struck first in the 16th minute when Carbone found the back of the net to give the Lions an early 1-0 advantage.
- Carbone added her second goal of the match in the 23rd minute, finishing off an assist from Davis to double the PNW lead.
- The Lions carried a 2-0 advantage into halftime, while Fischer and the PNW defense kept Winona State off the scoreboard.
- Purdue Northwest continued its strong offensive effort early in the second half, with Pena scoring in the 58th minute off another assist from Davis to make it a 3-0 contest.
- The Lions' defense remained composed throughout the remainder of the match, limiting the Warriors to just two shots on target.
- Fischer made two saves to preserve the clean sheet and secure PNW's second shutout of the season.
- Purdue Northwest's three goals came from two different scorers, while Davis contributed to two of the Lions' goals with a pair of assists.
- With the victory, PNW improves to 2-1-1 and closes non-conference play unbeaten in its final two matches.
- Purdue Northwest opens GLIAC play when the Lions return home to host Davenport on Friday, September 11. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. CT at Dowling Park in Hammond, Indiana.
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