HAMMOND, Ind. - With the score tied 1-1 and short time on the clock, Purdue Northwest scored the go-ahead goal in the 86th minute to outlast Davenport on Friday afternoon, 2-1. The loss drops the Panthers to 0-3 on the season and they'll travel to Parkside on Sunday for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff against the Rangers.
Purdue Northwest struck first in the sixth minute before freshman,
Kathryn Hoeger (pictured), got Davenport on the board in the 52nd thanks to a penalty kick goal, the first score of her career. However, the home team would go on to score its second goal on a penalty kick resulting from a visitor hand ball in the box.
The Panthers dominated the Pride in total shots, 16-8, held the advantage in shots on goal as well, 8-5, and tallied five corner kick attempts to the hosts' one. Eight different Panthers fired a shot including three with multiple attempts apiece in
Ashlyn Skidmore (7 shots, 2 SOG),
Kandis Orns (2 shots, 1 SOG) and
Madeleine Zayan (2 shots, 1 SOG).
In goal, Davenport's
Samantha Beckles stopped three shot attempts while Purdue Northwest split time between Leonie Heck (5 saves) and Bridget Grady (2 saves).
Story by:
Cooper Weidenthaler
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