If there can be any craziness in the last five minutes of a 0-0 soccer game, Thursday (Sept. 26) night's women's contest between No. 7 Ashland University and Northwood at Ferguson Field had it.
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The Eagles seemingly scored the game-winner off a set piece as the clock ticked down to 0:00, but it ultimately was waived off, leaving the game scoreless at the end.
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Ashland is 4-1-1 overall and 2-0-1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, while the Timberwolves are 3-0-3, 1-0-1.
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The key play in keeping the game scoreless came in the 87
th minute, as Northwood's only corner kick resulted in a sprawling save by fifth-year goalkeeper
Mackenzie Simon.
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This was the second consecutive meeting between Ashland and Northwood in which regulation ended at 0-0, and the third in the last four in which the game was knotted after 90 minutes.
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CORNERS, CORNERS, AND MORE CORNERS…AND THE REST OF THE STORY
- The two-headed goalkeeper tandem of Maddie Dolenga (first half, no saves) and Simon (second half, two saves) recorded AU's fourth clean sheet of 2024.
- Ashland, which entered Thursday with the third-most corner kicks per game in NCAA Division II at 9.40, had 13 corners against Northwood.
- The Eagles also had a 13-5 shots advantage.
UP NEXT
Ashland will go back on the road on Saturday (Sept. 28) at 1 p.m. to take on Malone (5-0-1, 3-0).
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