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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

Emily Flowers
Corbey R. Dorsey
0
Neb.-Kearney UNK (2-13-0, 1-7-0)
3
Winner Northeastern St. NSU (7-5-3, 4-3-1)
Neb.-Kearney UNK
(2-13-0, 1-7-0)
0
Final
3
Northeastern St. NSU
(7-5-3, 4-3-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Neb.-Kearney UNK 0 0 0
Northeastern St. NSU 1 2 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Lopers Clipped by the Hawks

Kearney, Neb. – Division I transfer Callie Rucker scored two goals to help Northeastern State defeat Nebraska-Kearney, 3-0, Friday night in Tahlequah.

The RiverHawks improve to 7-5-3 (4-3-1) and to 5-1-1 at home. NSU also stops a two-game losing streak to UNK, dating back to the 2017 season.

Rucker, who started her career at Louisiana Tech, scored in the 50th and 75th minutes. She now leads the 'Hawks in goals (six) and points (22) on the year. To start the scoring, sophomore Myka Heimbach took a pass from junior Livy Wagner in the 18th minute and scored her third goal of 2021.

Redshirt freshman keeper Emery Mounce (Spring Hill, Kan.) went the distance and tallied a season-best 13 saves. The tally is five off the school record. Next, redshirt freshman Aspen Brandich (Colorado Springs) and redshirt sophomore Ariella Mesa (Olathe, Kan.) had two shots apiece with senior Perla Navarro (Los Angeles) and redshirt sophomore Cammie Davis (Wichita) each having a shot on goal. Sophomore keeper Ainsley Cunningham recorded three saves for NSU to push her season mark to 2-2-2.

UNK heads to Rogers State on Sunday. The Hillcats (7-7-1, 2-6-1) beat Fort Hays State tonight, 2-1.
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