Soccer Preview: Northwestern vs. Rochester
Northwestern is 6-1 against Rochester since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Northwestern Tigers will look to defend their home pitch against the Rochester Zebras at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwestern has four straight wins, Rochester has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Northwestern's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Tri-Central. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Tri-Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Abigail Keeney led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Rochester scored the most goals they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against Peru, falling 7-4. Even if the Zebras couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Northwestern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. As for Rochester, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-3.
Northwestern took their win against Rochester in their previous meeting back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 8-0. Does Northwestern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rochester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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