While Northwestern didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-11-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Smithville Smithies on Thursday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Huskies were the better team in the second half.
Alysa Troyan and
Jailynn Woodruff scored all three of Northwestern's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
The win made it two in a row for Northwestern and bumps their season record up to 5-1-1. As for Smithville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3-1.
Northwestern will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Chippewa at 7:00 p.m. on September 17th. As for Smithville, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Norwayne at 10:00 a.m. Norwayne is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so Smithville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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