Jeanna Goettelman

INDIANAPOLIS - Jeanna Goettelman scored a goal off an assist from Kristen Votapek late in the second half to give the Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team a 2-1 victory over Indianapolis on Sunday at Key Stadium.

Goettelman’s fifth goal of the season, which came in the 84th minute of play, gave NKU its first lead of the afternoon. Goettelman earlier assisted the tying goal by Amy Law in the 83rd minute as the Norse rallied from a 1-0 deficit late in the contest.

NKU, which had clinched the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament with a 9-0 victory over Saint Joseph’s on Friday, won its 11th consecutive game. The Norse improved to 15-2 overall, 12-1 in the GLVC.

Indianapolis (10-7, 7-6 GLVC) took a 1-0 lead with 18 minutes remaining in the game when Caryn Nieman found the back of the net. Law countered 10 minutes later with her 10th goal of the season for NKU, which is ranked No. 7 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll.

NKU is now 11-0-1 all-time against Indianapolis.

NKU will begin the GLVC Tournament Oct. 30 as the No. 1 seed with a home contest at noon against No. 8 seed Saint Joseph’s. If the Norse win their first-round game, they will also play host to the GLVC Tournament semifinals and finals Nov. 4-6 at the Town & Country Sports Complex in Wilder, Ky.

NKU owns a 45-1-4 record against GLVC opponents at the Town & Country Sports Complex since moving its home games to the Wilder facility in 1998. One of the ties came two years ago against Wisconsin-Parkside in the GLVC Tournament championship game. The Rangers then edged NKU in a penalty-kick shootout to claim the GLVC title.

The Norse are also No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region rankings. If NKU remains No. 1 in the Great Lakes Region, the Norse will play host to the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament Nov. 11-13.

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