| Match Information: Northeastern (5-6-1, 2-0-0 CAA) at Towson (3-8-1, 0-2-0 CAA) |
| When |
Thursday, Sept. 27Â |Â 3 p.m. |
| Where |
Towson, Md. | Tiger Soccer Complex |
| Broadcast & Statistics |
Stats | Video |
| Game Notes |
Northeastern (PDF) |
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BOSTON – Sitting atop the early CAA table with six points through its first two league matches, the Northeastern women's soccer team will look to attain its first nine-point start to conference play since 2014 on Thursday, Sept. 27, when the Huskies collide with Towson during a 3 p.m. match at the Tiger Soccer Complex.
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SERIES HISTORY
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• Northeastern is unbeaten during its last six meetings against Towson (5-0-1), sporting a +9 goal differential. The Huskies are 8-4-1 all-time during CAA regular season matches against the Tigers.
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• NU has not trailed Towson during a match since 2011 – the Huskies have led during 62.9 percent of all minutes played during the series' last six meetings.
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• Northeastern is 3-5-1 all-time when competing against the Tigers in Towson (NU has prevailed during three of its last four trips).
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WHAT 2 WATCH 4
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• Thursday's match features two of the top four goal scorers in the CAA: Northeastern's
Hannah Rosenblatt (six goals, first) and Towson's Justine Stoner (five goals, tied-second). Rosenblatt (career: 28 goals, 63 points) enters Thursday's match needing two goals to tie Kristen Kowalik for second place on the Huskies' all-time goals list and two points to tie Greta Samuelsdottir for third place on the program's all-time points list.
• Since 2016, Northeastern has combined to attain a 14-3-3 record during CAA regular season matches under the leadership of third-year head coach
Ashley Phillips. The Huskies' .775 winning percentage and 45 table points both rank first among CAA women's teams during the stretch, while their +17 goal differential ranks second behind Hofstra (+20).
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Katarina Nilsson has netted the Huskies' opening goal during each of the team's last two outings, marking the first and second goals of the sophomore's career. Nilsson's latter goal on Sept. 23 against UNCW was the golden goal that lifted NU to the 1-0, overtime victory (98th minute).
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Grace Moore is coming off being named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Sept. 24. Moore earned her first collegiate point (assist) during the Huskies' CAA opener at Delaware (Sept. 20).
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Mikenna McManus' six assists are tied for the 11th most in Division I. McManus is three assists shy of tying
Kayla Cappuzzo's single-season record (2017).
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• NU is 5-0-0 when scoring first this season.
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UP NEXT
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Northeastern will host James Madison during Go Gold Day on Sunday, Sept. 30, at 1 p.m. The Huskies will be wearing gold accessories to help raise awareness and funding for pediatric cancers.
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