MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Northwest Missouri State University women's soccer team produced its first win against Emporia State since 2017 with a 1-0 blanking of the Hornets Friday at the Bearcat Pitch.
Northwest's
Addy Armstrong followed up a
Rachel Davis shot that bounced off the right goal post as she netted the match's only goal at the 18:34 mark of the first half. Armstrong picked an opportune time to record her first collegiate goal.
Northwest goalkeeper
Taryn Lewis recorded her second shutout of the season. Lewis made seven saves as ESU peppered the Bearcat goal with 15 total shots.
Northwest's last victory against Emporia State came on Oct. 20, 2017. It marks the first win for Northwest in Maryville since Oct. 11, 2013. ESU was 10-0-2 against Northwest in the previous 12 meetings. ESU was ranked No. 8 in the latest soccer Central Region rankings.
Armstrong put the Bearcats in front at 18:34, finishing off a Davis assist after Davis had a shot saved 10 seconds earlier. Earlier, Northwest created the first two shots of the half, with
Mallory Arehart attempting one at 7:38 and
Lydia McVey putting one on frame at 8:13. Lewis kept the match scoreless with a save on Morgan Davis in the 17th minute, and the Bearcats later added a corner kick and a saved
Lillie Shaw shot while holding the advantage. Emporia St. pressed late with two corner kicks and two off-target shots between 38:12 and 42:01, but Northwest got through the stretch without conceding and reached halftime ahead 1-0.
Northwest kept Emporia St. off the board throughout a scoreless second half, with Lewis making six saves as the Bearcats closed out a 1-0 result. Emporia St. generated early pressure with two shots in the first six minutes and another on frame at 54:06, but Lewis saved that attempt before Northwest answered with corner kicks at 54:32 and 55:11 and a
Brooke Bellehumeur shot that was saved. The Bearcats continued to create set-piece chances with another corner at 57:58, then played through a foul-heavy middle stretch while Lewis stopped shots at 56:56, 65:39 and 68:16 to preserve the one-goal scoreline.
Ximena Arnau put a shot high in the 74th minute, and after Lewis added two more saves, Northwest earned one final corner at 88:33 before finishing the shutout.
It is Northwest's first home win of season. Northwest will return to the Bearcat Pitch Sunday at 1 p.m. agaisnt Rogers State.
