by Nick Dill, Student Reporter
The Northwestern Women’s Soccer Team faced off against St. Mary University in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, Sept.19. The Rangers fell short and loss 2-1.
Northwestern started the game off in an explosive way. The Rangers had the first three shots of the game in the first 12 minutes. Northwestern would score first and take a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute.
Freshman Whitney Blanchard was the goal scorer for the Rangers. St Mary would respond fast and tie the game up in the 31st minute.
Both teams had a great defense as there were no shots in the last 13 minutes of the first half. The score was 1-1 going into halftime. Both teams started off rough in the second half, and the first shot on goal in the second half came 12 minutes into the half.
The Rattlers of Saint Mary scored a late goal in the 79th minute to lead 2-1. Northwestern had a well-balanced attack, but couldn’t capitalize on their chances.
Head Coach Eric Solberg responded about the game. “So I’m obviously disappointed not to walk away with a win from the match, thought we were the better team throughout,” Solberg said.
“I feel like it will help us for Saturday with some confidence especially as we walk into conference play, a moment we can learn and grow from, the good news is this loss doesn’t come from a conference team. We have to learn from our mistakes, learn to overcome them don’t know if we responded well to adversity tonight. When you give a good team chances to beat you they are going to. That’s the learning point right now we will regroup and get ready for the rest of the season,” Solberg said.
Northwestern will look to bounce back on Saturday, Sept. 21 as they take on Texas A&M International University.