Box Score The Eagles keep on rollin'.
The Ashland University women's soccer team defeated the Northwood Timberwolves, 2-1, at Ferguson Field on Friday (Sept. 25) night.
The Eagles improved to 6-0-0 (3-0-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) on the season, their best start since the 2001 season, when they started with 10 wins in a row and finished 16-1-1. AU also remains the GLIAC's only women's soccer team with an undefeated overall mark.
Sophomore Brittany Ehlert tallied her first goal of the season to put the Eagles on top 1-0 in the 29th minute. She headed in a loose ball off a corner kick by Haley Stinebaugh.
In the 69th minute, Northwood's Jessica Flores knotted the game at one goal apiece.
However, the 1-1 deadlock didn't last long, as sophomore Kelsey McKernan booted a free kick 74 minutes into the match and into the upper left corner of the net, giving the Eagles the deciding goal.
Northwood falls to 1-4-1 (1-2-0 GLIAC).
Ashland will be back at home on Sunday (Sept. 27) at noon against the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals.
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