By Staff

Daily Northwestern

After going six straight games without a loss, the train that was the streaking Wildcats grinded to a halt Sunday against a stingy Wright State squad, falling 1-0. Following 60 minutes of zeroes, the lone and deciding goal of the game came off the foot of freshman forward Amber Kasmer at the 60:51 mark. The defeat was the first home loss for Northwestern at the new Lakeside Field.

Despite the score, the Cats did not have any problems keeping offensive pressure on the Raider defense outshooting them 17 to 7. Junior forward Jenny Dunn led the attack for NU booting six shots, two on goal. Dunn’s effort was assisted by two of her diligent teammates, senior midfielder/defense Shannon Schneeman and senior forward Kelsey Hans, who combined for seven shots, three on goal.

As the tandem of Dunn, Schneeman, and Hans struggled to score the equalizer, the Raider’s freshman goalie Meghan Hackenson emerged as the team’s most valuable asset by deflecting all of NU’s second-half shots. Hackenson made several diving stops and finished the game with seven saves in 90 minutes of play.

The loss drops the Cats to 5-2-2 while suprising upstart Wright State improves to an impressive 7-2-0.