Women's Soccer Holds On For Draw With Findlay Behind Brengman's Header

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 1, Findlay Oilers 1

RECORDS: Northwood (4-0-2, 1-0-2 G-MAC), Findlay (2-2-3, 1-1-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Soccer opened their home slate Thursday (September 25). The Timberwolves took on Findlay in the team's first home game on Northwood's newly installed turf field. Findlay took the 1-0 lead early in the first before Reagan Brengman's late header gave NU the draw 1-1.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The first half was filled with back-and-forth play. Findlay managed to have more shots and on goal attempts (7-3 and 3-0). Northwood did have more corners, holding the 4-1 advantage at the break.
• Early on the in second half, Findlay began to pressure Northwood's back. The Oilers would find the match's first score with a lofted cross the found the found the inside of the far post in the 53', 1-0 UF.
• Findlay's pressure continued to push Northwood's back line. The Oilers fired off the next seven shots after their goal but came up empty.
• The Timberwolves achieved nine corner opportunities on the after. Of the nine corners only one resulted in a subsequent shot. The only shot came in the 83' with Carly Boyd's cross to Reagan Brengman on the far post gave the Timberwolves enough to head it in, 1-1.
• The blue and white defense held on over the final seven minutes defending six more Findlay shots to hold for the 1-1 draw.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 9 (3), Findlay 24 (11)
• Saves: Northwood 10 (Lindsay Jacob), Findlay 2
• Corners: Northwood 9, Findlay 4

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Brengman: Goal (1)
• Carly Boyd: Assist

UP NEXT

• Women's Soccer is back in Midland Saturday to face off with Thomas More at Dean Field at 7 p.m.