NO. 10 HAWKS WOMEN’S SOCCER HEADS TOWARDS RIGHT DIRECTION WITH SUNDAY’S WIN

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – The No. 10 Northeast Community College women's soccer team traveled to Independence, Missouri Sunday to battle with Metropolitan Community College. The Hawks were able to head home with the victory as they topped the Wolves by a final score of 3-1.

Taryn O'Brien (Lakewood, Colo.) was all over the field for Northeast as her two assists played a pivotal role in the Hawks taking the victory. Kyler Bowman (Topeka, Kan.) continued her hot start as she now has tallied both one goal and one assist the young season.

The Hawks looked to have a commanding 2-0 lead until the Wolves scored a goal in the 81^st-minute to bring themselves within one goal. The scoreboard wouldn't stay that way for long however, as 2021 NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American Romeni Gurmendi (Boulder, Colo.) punched in her first goal of the new campaign to seal the victory.

STAT SHEET GAME 1:

Goals: Kyler Bowman (Topeka, Kan.), Jessie Eijbersen (Arnhem, Netherlands), Romeni Gurmendi (Boulder, Colo.)

Assists: Taryn O'Brien (Lakewood, Colo.) (2), Romeni Gurmendi (Boulder, Colo.)

Shots (On Goal): Northeast 14 (12), Metropolitan 12 (8)

Saves: Carolin Stahlmann (Ahrensburg, Germany) 7

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head women's soccer coach Chad Miller on what improvement he saw today from when his team played Central Community College last Thursday:

"We were connecting much better in our attack than we were a few days ago," Miller said. "We were much better at finding space up top which helped us in the attack."

Miller on how his team can build on this momentum heading into their upcoming three-game road trip:

"We still have a lot of things we need to shore up heading into this next week against some tough competition," Miller said. "We have to be better defensively on the ball and also be able to play forward quicker."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will head next to Chicago, Illinois for three games. The trip will start at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at the University of Illinois Chicago as Northeast faces off with Waubonsee Community College.

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