Sept. 20, 2002
MUNCIE, Ind. - Candice Cooper (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) recorded a hat trick and an assist as Northwestern shut out Saint Louis 5-0 in Muncie, Ind. Cooper now has a team-high seven goals on the season, and the Wildcats improved their record to 4-4.
NU got on the board early as Cooper deflected Suzi Sutton's (York, Pa./Dallastown) shot into the goal at the 1:27 mark. Cooper scored again from Sutton and Lindsey Millard (St. Louis, Mo./Mary Institute Country Day), and she added a third goal off of a goalie deflection.
Morgan Kuhn (Chesterfield, Mo./Lafayette) and Ellen Schlafly (St. Louis, Mo./MICDS) also scored a goal each for the 'Cats.
Sutton now leads the Wildcats with five assists this season.
NU took control of the game from the start and outshot SLU 18-3. Cooper led the Wildcats with five shots, while Juli Fomenko (Campbell, Calif./Los Gatos) fired four.
Freshman goalkeeper Kelly Augustine (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) recorded her second collegiate shutout, savind one shot in the game. She now has 21 saves on the season.
Northwestern returns to action at 1 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Iowa.