Saturday
UJ Women’s Socccer
(UJ) A 78th-minute goal proved to be the margin of difference Saturday as Northwestern (Iowa) College defeated the University of Jamestown women’s soccer team at the Jimmie Turf Field.
The Jimmies fall to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Northwestern won its first match of the season and is now 1-3-1 overall and 1-3 in the GPAC.
Jamestown is back in action Wednesday hosting Presentation (S.D.) College at 5 p.m.
Emily Hurley gave NWC a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute with her first goal of the season.
Neither team found much offensive consistency in the first half. The Jimmies had three shots to Northwestern’s one, with all being on target.
In the 34th minute, UJ tied the match on a goal by Karlie Hintze (SO/Herald, Calif.). Kamryn Fiscus (SO/Yakima, Wash.)’ free kick deflected off of Hintze into the net for the equalizer.
Northwestern broke the tie in the 78th minute with Katie Jacob’s goal.
The Jimmies pressed forward in the final five minutes, but had just one quality scoring chance, a shot by Claire Struble (JR/Murrieta, Calif.) that went wide of goal.
Alex Nowka (SO/Anchorage, Alaska) was credited with one save in the match.
Final shots were 8-3 Jamestown, as were shots on target (5-3).
