Sept. 15, 2013

Box Score

Box Score

EVANSTON, Ill. - Goalkeeper Payj O'Shea gathered seven saves for Oakland Sunday afternoon in a 2-0 loss at Northwestern at Lakeside Field. With the loss, Oakland drops to 3-4-1 overall while Northwestern improves to 2-4-2.

"We really struggled to connect our passes," said interim head coach Dave Morgan. "It wasn't our best effort collectively. The bright side, however, is we'll fix it. Our mistakes were nothing we can't correct."

In a game that featured light rain that turned heavy in the second half, Northwestern posted a 23-5 shots advantage, but only a 9-2 mark in shots on goal. The Wildcats tallied one goal in each half - in the 39th and 68th minutes - for the game's only scores.

The margin on corner kicks was much tighter with a 6-4 lead in favor of the host Wildcats. Oakland had two corner kicks apiece in each half.

Kyla Kellermann led Oakland with two shots, while Serena San Cartier and Natalie Righetti had the shots on goal for the Golden Grizzlies.

One game awaits Oakland next week with the Golden Grizzlies hosting IPFW Saturday, Sept. 21 for a 7 p.m. at OU Soccer Field.

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