Second-Half Tallies Lift No. 2-Ranked Eagle Women To Win At Ursuline

Ashland University's women's soccer team moved back into first place in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference table on Wednesday (Oct. 25) afternoon, as a pair of second-half goals lifted the No. 2-ranked Eagles to a 2-0 win at Ursuline.
 
Now 3-0 all-time against the Arrows, Ashland's women improve to 14-0-2 overall and 10-0-2 in the Great Midwest. With 32 conference points, the Eagles lead second-place Northwood by one point and third-place Findlay by four points. The Timberwolves and Oilers play each other on Thursday (Oct. 26) at 4 p.m. in Findlay.
 
The Arrows are 2-11-2, 2-9-1.
 
NOTABLES

• Wednesday's contest was scoreless until the 57^th minute, when junior midfielder Merrik Mihalek recorded her sixth goal of the season to put AU on top. Junior forward Tori Haggit assisted Mihalek for her second helper of the fall.
• Ashland added an insurance goal in the 79^th minute, as Haggit potted her second goal of the year off a corner kick. Assists went to sophomore forward Dani Hicks (fourth of the season) and freshman forward Sydney Polen (third of the season).
• The Eagles entered Wednesday's game ranked in a tie for eighth place in NCAA Division II, averaging 7.53 corner kicks per game. Ashland had all 14 corner kicks on Wednesday, as well as a decided 22-3 shots advantage.
• Junior goalkeeper Maddie Dolenga (1-0-1) earned her first win and first solo clean sheet of 2023 against the Arrows, facing no shots on goal. It is Ashland's 12^th shutout overall this season, and Dolenga's third overall as an Eagle.

 
UP NEXT
Ashland's women will return to Ferguson Field for the next-to-last regular-season game on Saturday (Oct. 28) at 4 p.m. for Youth Night against the Oilers.