Late Williams Goal Not Enough as IU Northwest Falls to Aquinas, 2-1

IU Northwest made a late push Wednesday night, but Aquinas College held off the RedHawks for a 2-1 victory at East Chicago Central Soccer Field.

The loss dropped IU Northwest to 4-3-1, while Aquinas improved to 2-3-0. The RedHawks entered the match coming off a 1-1 draw at Goshen

Aquinas opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Raegan LaCross scored her second goal of the season at 33:07, with Katelynn Sterling providing the assist. That goal sent the Saints into halftime with a 1-0 advantage.

The visitors doubled their lead at 64:46 when Maeve Comfort scored her second goal of the season, putting IU Northwest in a 2-0 hole.
The RedHawks responded in the 80th minute.

Mari Williams scored at 79:21 off an assist from Piper Ellenberger, cutting the deficit to 2-1. It was Williams’ fifth goal of the season and continued a strong start that included IU Northwest’s goal in Saturday’s draw with Goshen.

IU Northwest couldn’t find the equalizer over the final 10 minutes.

Aquinas finished with an 11-7 advantage in shots and put 10 attempts on goal compared with five for IU Northwest. The RedHawks’ goalkeeper was busy throughout the night, finishing with eight saves. Aquinas made four.
The Saints also held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks. IU Northwest committed just three fouls compared with 14 for Aquinas.

The match concluded IU Northwest’s nonconference portion of the schedule. The RedHawks are scheduled to begin CCAC play Wednesday, Sept. 23, on the road against Olivet Nazarene