This story, photos courtesy of NMU Sports Information
MARQUETTE, Mich. - The NMU women's soccer team dropped its first match of 2025 on Thursday, a 1-0 decision to the Northwood Timberwolves.
With the loss, the Wildcats move to 0-1-2 overall to start the Egolf era, with one more regional match looming on the horizon this Saturday. The Timberwolves move to 2-0-0 on the early campaign, and look to move up the regional rankings from their current ranking of fifth in the Midwest. Both of the Timberwolves wins came as 1-0 decisions.
A relatively balanced first half, both teams registered four shot attempts, with the Wildcat netminder Jillian Thompson making two saves. After forcing a turnover in the Wildcat third, the Mari Jackson finished off a slick passing play for the Timberwolves, scoring what would be the game winning goal 12 minutes into the second half.
Six Wildcats played the full ninety minutes today, those being Thompson, Hannah Kastamo, Kenna Alexander, Addison Wargo, Ava Buhlman, and Irene Kiilunen. Madison Bilbia (85), Gretchen Ellis (79), and Alyse Daavettila (75) all recorded sizable minutes from the starting eleven, and Lily Senese (58) paced all student-athletes in minutes among substitutes.
The 'Cats had ten shots to nine, but the 'Wolves had double the amount on target, 4-2.
