Northern Michigan Tops Tech 2-1 in Soccer

MARQUETTE, Mich. — Michigan Tech dropped its final game of the regular season by a 2-1 score at Northern Michigan today. The Huskies led 1-0 at half but couldn't hold on in the second half.

Lexi Herrewig continued her strong play with her team-leading 13th goal of the season. She took a pass from Janelle Riedl and finished off the play with a goal in the 38th minute. 

Northern Michigan tied the game just four minutes into the second half on a marker from Carmen Villarruel. The game-winning goal came in the 70th minute from NMU's Allyssa Milam off a corner kick.

Tech put eight shots on goal compared to five for the Wildcats. Several were in the closing minutes as the Huskies pressured to try to tie the game. 

"It was a good battle for both teams," said Tech coach Michelle Jacob. "We made some mistakes, and they turned them into goals.

"I thought we did a lot of things right. We just didn't put as many goals into the net." 

Michigan Tech finished the regular season 9-6-1 overall and 6-5-1 in GLIAC play. The Black and Gold have earned the No. 6 seed in the league tournament, and will travel to Ashland Tuesday (Nov. 3) at 2 p.m. for a quarterfinal game.