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OWENSBORO, Ky. – Jayme Light scored two goals and added a pair of assists to lead Northern Kentucky University to a 5-3 victory over Kentucky Wesleyan on Sunday. Ashley Warndorf also scored two goals and assisted another for NKU, which improved to 12-4 overall. The Norse finished 9-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and are the No. 5 seed in the upcoming GLVC Tournament. NKU will play at No. 4 seed Indianapolis in the first round Oct. 22. Indianapolis posted a 2-1 win over NKU earlier this season at Wilder, Ky., Warndorf started the NKU scoring barrage just 3:41 into the game Sunday by finding the back of the net off assists from Amy Law and Lauren Franzen. After Kentucky Wesleyan’s Nora Karvonen tied the score with a goal at the 4:52 mark, Light answered with her first tally of the day to give NKU a 2-1 advantage. Cara Alldred made it 3-1 at the 24:34 mark with a goal that was assisted by both Light and Carla Schierloh. Light scored her second goal of the afternoon in the 39th minute off an assist from Hope Zinser and NKU took a 4-2 lead at intermission. Warndorf capped the scoring in the 65th minute with a goal that was assisted by Light. NKU finished with a 21-15 edge in shot attempts and a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks. The Norse remained perfect (10-0) all-time in the series against Kentucky Wesleyan (3-13-1, 1-12 GLVC). Light, a junior from Colerain High School in Cincinnati, leads NKU with 11 goals this season. She also has six assists this fall. The Norse will close out their home season Wednesday night against Findlay at the Town & Country Sports Complex in Wilder, Ky. |
