With a playoff game on the line, Northwestern rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Marion Giants a 5-0 shutout. Morgan Kistler was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
The victory (which was Northwestern's seventh in a row) raised their record to 11-3-1. As for Marion, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11-1 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Western at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. They will need to watch out since Northwestern has now posted at least four goals in their last seven contests. Marion does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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