CANTON, Ohio - The Malone University women's soccer team (4-8-4, 3-7-3) dropped a 5-0 contest at home against Northwood University (9-7-1, 8-4-1) on a cool Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers dropped a contest against the Timberwolves in Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) play.
The first half opened with a goal from Northwood at 9:01 and made it 1-0 in favor of the Timberwolves. Malone responded with shot on goal attempts from Emily Bayles in the 20th minute and McKenna Schwartzengraber in the 23rd minute. The Pioneer defense was led by Emmilina Miller and kept Northwood off the scoreboard to end the first half.
The Timberwolves found the back of the net and extended the lead to 2-0 at 51:57 that began second half action. Northwood added a goal in the 60th minute and extended the lead to 3-0. Mya Foukas had a shot attempt for the Pioneer offense in the 61st minute. The Timberwolves added two more goals in the second half to earn the win 5-0.
Jojo Knight leads Malone in goals this season with five and in shots on goal with 14. Schwartzengraber is second on the team in goals this season with two.Three different Pioneers have a team-high two assists on the season. Northwood held the shot on goal advantage 9-1 and the corner kick advantage 11-1.
The Pioneers will turn to action for the final regular season match on Tuesday October 27 at 12:00 P.M. at home against G-MAC rival Walsh University.
