Toledo Plays to 1-1 Draw at Northern Illinois

Sunday, September 24

DeKalb, Ill.

1:00 p.m. CT

University of Toledo

3-4-2, 0-1-1

Northern Illinois

2-4-3, 0-1-1

Toledo

NIU

Mia Leonetti gave Toledo a 1-0 lead going into halftime vs. Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Ill. on Sunday.

Photo by: Bree Bee

9/24/2023 4:29:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Mia Leonetti's goal does not hold up as Huskies score late to secure the tie

DeKALB, Ill. – The Toledo women's soccer team held a 1-0 lead for much of its game at Northern Illinois on Sunday but an NIU goal with three minutes left tied the game, which ended up as a 1-1 deadlock.

Toledo struck gold first with a goal from junior Mia Leonetti at the 29-minute mark and held the lead until Norther Illinois' Amber Tompkins tied the game in the 87^th minute. The Huskies had back-to-back corner kicks in the final two minutes, but the Rockets' defense held off until the clock wound down.

Goals and Key Moments

8' | Senior Rylee Michaels lined up a shot but NIU's Sadie McGill stopped it in the bottom center of the net.
29' | Junior Mia Leonetti's first shot of the game made it past McGill to give Toledo a 1-0 lead.
58' The Huskies' first shot on goal by Sahara Zingano was saved by redshirt freshman Brielle Young near the right post to keep Toledo in the lead.
87' | Amara Tompkins tied the game at 1-1 for NIU.

Stats, Notes, and Numbers

Leonetti's goal was her first of the season and fifth in her career.
Northern Illinois had a 12-7 shot advantage over Toledo.
Toledo now has an all-time 18-9-3 record vs. Northern Illinois.

Up Next
Toledo (3-4-2, 0-1-1 MAC) will stay on the road for its next conference match on Thursday, Sept. 28 to play Ball State (3-5-1, 1-0-1 MAC). The Rockets and Cardinals will kick off at 4:00 p.m. at the Briner Sports Complex in Muncie, Ind.