Panthers Earn No. 1 Seed for #HLWSOC Championship

#HLWSOC Scoreboard (Oct. 24)
Detroit 1, Valparaiso 0 (2OT)
Youngstown State 2, UIC 1
Oakland 1, Cleveland State 0
Wright State 4, Green Bay 1
Milwaukee 0, Northern Kentucky 0 (2OT)

Milwaukee clinched the Horizon League women’s soccer regular-season title with a draw against Northern Kentucky. The Panthers clinched the No. 1 overall seed and will host the Horizon League Women’s Soccer Tournament Nov. 5-7 at Engelmann Stadium.

Detroit 1, Valparaiso 0 (2OT): Jennifer Borawski exploded past the back line of Valparaiso and slotted the game-winning goal in double overtime to give Detroit a crucial 1-0 victory over Valparaiso at Alumni Field. The win launches Detroit into a tie with Valparaiso in the League standings, owning the head-to-head tiebreaker. Read more…(link)

Youngstown State 2, UIC 1: Seniors Tyesha Kizer and Macey Riese each scored goals and Youngstown State held off UIC for a 2-1 victory at a rainy Farmers National Bank Field. On senior night, Riese scored her second goal of the year after a free kick from Katie Hackos in the 28th minute. The 1-0 lead stood for nearly 45 minutes when Kizer found a loose ball deep in Flames territory and drilled a shot from 20 yards out to give the Penguins a 2-0 advantage. Read more…(link)

Oakland 1, Cleveland State 0: Oakland's Brianne Horne scored the game's lone goal off a corner kick in the 53rd minute to give Oakland a 1-0 win over Cleveland State at the Krenzler Soccer Field. Joan Sieja notched her team-leading seventh assist as the Golden Grizzlies are now unbeaten in their last eight games, going 6-0-2. Goalkeeper Emily Zweng made four saves on her way to her fifth win of the year. Read more…(link)

Wright State 4, Green Bay 1: Behind two goals from Natalie Sedlock, Wright State captured its third straight win, this one coming 4-1 over Green Bay 4-1 at Aldo Santaga Stadium. The victory vaulted the Raiders into fourth place on the League table, currently putting Wright State into position to host a first round League Tournament match. Read more…(link)

Milwaukee 0, Northern Kentucky 0 (2OT): Milwaukee clinched the No. 1 overall seed for the Horizon League Women’s Soccer Championship with a 0-0 draw against Northern Kentucky at Engelmann Stadium. The stout Panthers defense allowed just two shots on goal, which Paige Lincium turned away for the shutout. Milwaukee will host the semifinals and championship rounds of the tournament on Nov. 5 and 7, respectively. Read more…(link)