EVANSTON, Ill. –– No. 18 Northwestern shut out Purdue and ran away with a 3-0 shutout victory Sunday at home at Martin Stadium.
The win improved Northwestern's record to 7-1-1 overall and 1-0-0 in Big Ten play. The 7-1-1 record is the best in program history since starting 9-0-0 in 2016.
How it Happened
Northwestern broke the scoreless tie when Ella Hase notched her second goal of the season in the 5th minute, assisted by Lily Gilbertson.
Ella Hase gets the @NUWSoccer goals started. ??@B1GSoccer x @NU_Sports pic.twitter.com/K2ckorjNN1
— Northwestern On BTN (@NUOnBTN) September 18, 2022
The Wildcats went up 2-0 on a goal from Meg Boade -- her second goal of the season -- in the 20th minute, assisted by Danika Austin.
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— Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) September 18, 2022
Northwestern made it a 3-0 lead on Josie Aulicino's 29th-minute goal, her fifth of the season. Aurea Del Carmen and Boade assisted the goal. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
- For the third time in four games, Northwestern scored in the first seven minutes
- The Wildcats extended their shutout streak to 446 minutes and 17 seconds, the sixth-longest shutout streak in program history
- The shutout was the sixth this season, tied for sixth-most in program history
- Mia Raben has gone 304:27 of action without allowing a goal, dating back to August 21 at Kansas
- Aulicino's fifth goal of the season moves her into a tie for sixth in the Big Ten
- Aulicino's 15 points this season are tied for the most in the Big Ten
- The Wildcats outshot the Boilermakers by a 12-7 margin
- NU's back line was able to prevent Purdue from mustering a single shot on goal
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