LUBBOCK, Texas – The Northeastern women's soccer team (1-1-1) will look to earn its first win over a ranked opponent this season when it takes on No. 16 Texas Tech (2-0-1) on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET from the John Walker Complex.
LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore
Hannah Rosenblatt scored with 7.7 seconds left in double overtime to give the Huskies their first win of the season in a 2-1 triumph over Providence on Thursday at Parsons Field. Redshirt junior
Taylor Caparo sent the match to extra time with the game-tying goal in the 83rd minute, before Rosenblatt's last-gasp winner gave head coach
Ashley Phillips her first career win at the helm of the program.
SCOUTING TEXAS TECH
Sunday will feature the first-ever meeting between Northeastern and Texas Tech. Ranked No. 16 in the NSCAA Poll, Texas Tech won its first two games of the 2016 season, defeating New Mexico (2-1) and Missouri State (1-0), before drawing with Arizona (2-2) on Friday night. Freshman midfielder Jordie Harr leads the Red Raiders with two goals on the young season.
LOPPY HITS 30 POINTS
Junior midfielder
Hannah Lopiccolo hit the 30-point plateau for her career on Thursday with an assist on
Taylor Caparo's game-tying goal. Lopiccolo is now tied with teammate
Mackenzie Dowd for 13th all-time in career scoring at Northeastern; both Lopiccolo and Dowd need five more points to break into the top-10 in school history in career points.
NIDETCH STAYS HOT
Sophomore goalkeeper
Nathalie Nidetch turned in another impressive performance in Thursday's overtime win over Providence. Nidetch made nine stops against the Friars to bring her season saves total to 26. Nidetch has stopped at least seven shots in all three matches this season and owns a 0.58 GAA and a .929 save percentage in 310 minutes.
