Soccer Game Preview: Northwestern Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 5:41am

Soccer Preview: Northwestern vs. Rochester

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The Northwestern Tigers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Rochester Zebras, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Rochester is facing Northwestern at the wrong time: Northwestern suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 3-0. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Rochester entered their matchup against Manchester on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Rochester lost 3-0 to Manchester. Having soared to a lofty six goals in the game before, the Zebras' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 4-3-1. As for Rochester, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2-1.

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