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| Beth Babb |
After stunning Northern Kentucky in the first half by taking a two-goal lead into the intermission, the Lady Miners were unable to hold off the Norse's second half rally as NKU escaped from the UMR Soccer Field with a 3-2 win Friday night.
Northern Kentucky, ranked ninth in NCAA Division II, scored three times in the second half and got the game-winner with nearly 16 minutes to play to stay unbeaten on the season and prevent the Lady Miners from getting their first win in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
UMR got the early advantage when Beth Babb made a steal outside the penalty area and blasted a shot past NKU goalkeeper Jenna Kramer at the 15:49 mark.
The Lady Miners outshot the Norse 10-5 in the opening half and extended their lead with under eight minutes to go before halftime when Rachel Wille got to a ball in the box and put a ball by Kramer to give UMR its 2-0 lead that it would carry to halftime.
UMR had an opportunity to add to that lead early in the second half when Janine Einhellig headed a ball on a corner kick off the crossbar. Shortly after that missed chance, NKU got on the scoreboard when Megan Smith took a crossing pass and beat Kelsey Kurilla at the 56:39 mark.
The Lady Miners were able to hold onto that one-goal lead for just over 15 minutes, but in a span of just over two minutes, the lead changed hands.
First, Morgan Price headed in Amy Martini's corner kick to tie the game with 18:09 to go, then 2:08 after the tying goal, the Norse got what proved to be the game-winner when Ashley Warndorf knocked in a rebound.
NKU outshot the Lady Miners 18-16 in the game; UMR had six shots on goal in the contest. Kurilla was credited with eight saves on the night before Catherine Swift played the final eight-plus minutes.
UMR will return to action Sunday when it hosts Bellarmine in a noon game at the UMR Soccer Field.
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