HELENA, Mont. – Northwest University women's soccer fell 5-1 to Carroll College on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Nelson Stadium.
Carroll opened the scoring in the 16th minute and added a second goal in the 37th minute to take a 2-0 lead into halftime.
The Saints extended their lead with three goals in the second half, including two from Makayla Schnabel, before the Eagles found the back of the net in the 74th minute.
Kambree Degon scored Northwest's lone goal, finishing a pass from Kimberly Yarnell to put the Eagles on the scoreboard.
Carroll finished with 21 shots, including 11 on goal, while Northwest recorded six shots, five of which were on target. Ali Tiechner made four saves in goal for the Eagles, while Addison Carter added two saves in relief.
Northwest Head Coach April VanAssche said, "This was not one of our best games. We know that we are better than what the score showed. We are going to move on from this game by getting ready for Saturday."
The Eagles will return to the field on Saturday, Sept. 26, when they travel to Billings, Mont., to face Rocky Mountain College at 12 p.m. MT.