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NMU Women's Soccer Wins GLIAC Championsip
 This Story was written by NMU Sports Information. (NMU Photo) MARQUETTE, Mich. - The 11th-ranked Northern Michigan University women's soccer team defeated the Michigan Tech Huskies 1-0, sealing the deal for the programs first regular season championship. Stephanie Trujillo scored four minutes into the match, and the Wildcats were able to hold on to the lead for the remaining 86 minutes of play. Jillian Thompson recorded her GLIAC leading 12th shutout of the season, and the 'Cats remain undefeated at home with a 6-0-3 record this season. The Wildcats improve to 13-1-4 overall and 9-1-4 in the conference, tying a program best in overall wins, and securing the GLIAC regular season title for the first time in program history. The Huskies fall to 8-3-7 overall, with a 7-2-5 GLIAC record. The Wildcats secured the first GLIAC regular season title in history, coming off a second-place finish last season. The 'Cats matched it's overall win total from last season at 13, and its nine conference wins is second most all-time Stephanie Trujillo scored her fifth goal of the season, her second game-winning goal, and is now third in both goals and points on the Wildcat. The 'Cats once again came out of the gate fast, and it was Trujillo once again. Pistorius crossed a ball from left to right that landed on the foot of Trujillo from about 10 yards out. Just as Trujillo went to strike, the ball took a funny hop and caused her to miss wide right. The Wildcats shut it down defensively for the rest of the match, holding Michigan Tech off the scoreboard and securing the GLIAC regular season title for the first time in program history |
