University of St. Thomas Athletics
Thursday, August 22
DeKalb, Ill. / NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
4:00 p.m. Central
0-1-1, 0-0-0
1
at
4
Northern Illinois
1-0-1, 0-0-0
1
2
F
St. Thomas (MN)
1
0
1
NIU
1
3
4
Team Stats
STM
NIU
Goals
1
4
Shots
8
12
Shots on Goal
7
7
Saves
3
6
Corners
4
4
Fouls
7
9
Scoring Plays
Kelsi McLaughlin (1)
Assisted By: Lea Gruennagel , Aubrey Robertson
GOAL by NIU McLaughlin, Kelsi Assist by Gruennagel, Lea and Robertson, Aubrey.
18:13
Lexi Huber (1)
Assisted By: Lissa Mizutani
GOAL by STM Huber, Lexi Assist by Mizutani, Lissa.
23:59
Lea Gruennagel (1)
GOAL by NIU Gruennagel, Lea.
66:11
Aubrey Robertson
NIU Aubrey Robertson PENALTY KICK GOAL.
68:46
Chantelle Parker (1)
Assisted By: Reegan Kingpavong
GOAL by NIU Parker, Chantelle Assist by Kingpavong, Reegan.
83:20
Game Leaders
Players
fwd
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
D/M
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Soccer
Photo by: Corina Sandy
Huber scores in women’s soccer road setback
8/22/2024 7:02:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Senior forward, Lexi Huber, scored midway through the first half for the first time this season.
DEKALB, Ill. – The University of St. Thomas women's soccer team (0-1-1) was defeated for the first time in 2024 by the Northern Illinois Huskies (1-0-1), 4-1 at the NIU Soccer Complex on Thursday evening.
Lexi Huber scored the Tommies only goal off a long boot from Lissa Mizutani. The goal was Huber's first of the season and Mizutani's assist was her first.
RECAP
Northern Illinois came out of the gate quickly with solid control of the action and the game's first three shots on goal. Olivia Rowe made two saves in the first 11 minutes but was bested by a shot from Lea Gruennagel in the 19th minute.
The Tommies did not unload their first shot on net until Lexi Huber headed one into the back of the net in the 24th minute. The Huskies were called for an offside about ten yards in front of the midfield line. Lissa Mizutani took control of the ball shortly after the free kick and, from well outside the box, booted a beautiful rainbow pass directly off Huber's head.
The first half concluded in a tie, 1-1.
The Huskies again got out on the front foot with a goal 21 minutes into the second half. Gruennagel scored her second of the game to put her squad back in front. Just over two minutes later the Huskies were on the attack once more and forced a handball on the goal line from Abby Brantner at 69 minutes. Brantner saved the goal but was shown a red card and NIU capitalized on their penalty kick with a well-placed shot from Aubrey Robertson.
St. Thomas did not put another shot on goal before Kendell Ellis substituted in for Olivia Rowe between the posts with 10 minutes to go. The Huskies scored their second goal off a set piece, this time from a near-side corner kick that pinballed around in the penalty box before skipping over the goal line last touched by Reegan Kingpavong.
Both sides finished with seven shots on net.
Top Tommies
The Tommies return home for a battle with crosstown rival Minnesota on Sunday, August 25th at 1 p.m. at South Field in St. Paul.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas Women's Soccer team, follow along on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) at @TommieWSoccer.
Lexi Huber scored the Tommies only goal off a long boot from Lissa Mizutani. The goal was Huber's first of the season and Mizutani's assist was her first.
RECAP
Northern Illinois came out of the gate quickly with solid control of the action and the game's first three shots on goal. Olivia Rowe made two saves in the first 11 minutes but was bested by a shot from Lea Gruennagel in the 19th minute.
The Tommies did not unload their first shot on net until Lexi Huber headed one into the back of the net in the 24th minute. The Huskies were called for an offside about ten yards in front of the midfield line. Lissa Mizutani took control of the ball shortly after the free kick and, from well outside the box, booted a beautiful rainbow pass directly off Huber's head.
The first half concluded in a tie, 1-1.
The Huskies again got out on the front foot with a goal 21 minutes into the second half. Gruennagel scored her second of the game to put her squad back in front. Just over two minutes later the Huskies were on the attack once more and forced a handball on the goal line from Abby Brantner at 69 minutes. Brantner saved the goal but was shown a red card and NIU capitalized on their penalty kick with a well-placed shot from Aubrey Robertson.
St. Thomas did not put another shot on goal before Kendell Ellis substituted in for Olivia Rowe between the posts with 10 minutes to go. The Huskies scored their second goal off a set piece, this time from a near-side corner kick that pinballed around in the penalty box before skipping over the goal line last touched by Reegan Kingpavong.
Both sides finished with seven shots on net.
Top Tommies
- Lexi Huber scored her first goal of the season and seventh of her career. She also eclipsed the 20-point mark with 21 career points.
- Mizutani's assist was the second of her career and first since the 2022 season.
- Sydney Kubes was the only Tommie to play all 90 minutes. She has tallied 180 minutes through two games.
The Tommies return home for a battle with crosstown rival Minnesota on Sunday, August 25th at 1 p.m. at South Field in St. Paul.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas Women's Soccer team, follow along on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) at @TommieWSoccer.
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