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Northwestern women's soccer extends losing streak to six

Northwestern Wildcats women's soccer Big Ten Illinois Fighting Illini Purdue Boilermakers

The Northwestern women's soccer team has extended its losing streak to six games following consecutive defeats against Illinois and Purdue.

On Thursday, the Wildcats fell 3-2 to Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Despite taking an early 1-0 lead through a goal by Liz Cardwell, Northwestern surrendered the lead in the second half. Illinois scored three goals, including an equalizer by Kylie Marschall and subsequent strikes by Gabriella Garcia-Terrell and Hedda Ornberg. Camryn Freeman scored a late goal for Northwestern to narrow the margin.

On Sunday, Northwestern faced No. 22 Purdue at home, losing 3-1. Camryn Freeman opened the scoring for the Wildcats in the fifth minute, but Purdue maintained control for the remainder of the match.

Entities

Camryn Freeman · Liz Cardwell · Northwestern University · Purdue University · University of Illinois

Sources

Football: No. 20 Northwestern faces Oregon offense looking to rebound No. 20 Northwestern prepares to face Oregon with new coordinator [dailynorthwestern.com]
No. 3 Illinois, with five key players back on the roster, reloads for another run at the Final Four [www.newsday.com]
Bret Bielema Offers Illinois Football Injury Update: 2 Illini Out for Year, More [www.si.com]