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By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information WILDER, Ky. – Lauren Franzen’s goal with 14 seconds remaining in the second overtime gave the Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team a 2-1 victory over Bellarmine in Great Lakes Valley Conference play Sunday afternoon. In what would likely have been the final offensive push of the game for the Norse, defender Katie Guinn took a long clearance attempt from the Bellarmine defense and turned upfield. She sent the ball ahead to Cara Alldred, who flicked ahead to Kendall Day. Day found Franzen for a two-on-one breakaway. Franzen elected to take the shot and put it low to the left post for the winning goal at the 109:46 mark. The goal was Franzen’s fifth of the year and her second game-deciding tally. It was a measure of redemption for Guinn, whose foul inside the NKU penalty area set up a Bellarmine penalty kick in the 36th minute. Caitlin Duffy stepped up and converted to give the Knights the early 1-0 lead. NKU defender Caitlin Mueller squared the game at one-all in the 72nd minute, knocking a header home off of Amy Martini’s corner kick for her first collegiate goal. The Norse dominated play for most of the game, outshooting the Knights 22-4 overall and turning eight of those shots at the Bellarmine net. NKU also took seven corner kicks and used one to convert the game-tying goal in the second half. Jenna Kramer got her fourth consecutive win in net for the Norse with one save. NKU (7-0, 3-0 GLVC), ranked No. 12 nationally, will take to the road next weekend to face Missouri-Rolla (Friday) and Missouri-St. Louis (Sunday). |
