TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's soccer team won its second consecutive game Thursday night in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Northwood at Paul Hotmer Field. Sophomore
Kaema Amachree tied the game three minutes into the second half and
Olivia Dault delivered the game-winner two minutes later.
"The group had a great response at halftime," head coach
Mark Batman said. "Our final 20 minutes of the first half was fantastic and our second half was even better. It was a great team win today."
Toledo had a 17-4 shot advantage over Northwood in the first 45 minutes but trailed 1-0 at halftime, before rallying in the second half. Â Sophomore
Kaema Amachree's shot found the upper left corner of the goal to tie the game in the 48
th minute. Two minutes later, junior
Olivia Dault found the back of the net to give Toledo its first lead of the game, 2-1. The Rockets continued to put on the pressure, delivering shots left and right and holding off the Timberwolves for the remainder of the game to earn their second-straight win.
Goals and Key Moments
- 31' | Northwood was awarded a corner kick and Mia Thompson found the back of the net to break a scoreless deadlock and take a 1-0 lead.
- 48' | Freshman Kayla Flory and senior Madison Medalle set up Kaema Amachree to tie the game at 1-1. Â
- 50' | Senior Emily Mann's pass found Olivia Dault, who sent the ball to the bottom left side to give Toledo a 2-1 lead.
Stats, Notes, and Numbers
- Amachree and Dault each scored their first goals of the season.
- Freshman Kayla Flory led the Rockets' offense with six shots and one assist.
- Redshirt freshman Brielle Young made the start in net and collected three saves.
- The Rockets' win was the first at home since a 2-0 final vs. Akron on Oct. 21, 2021.
- Toledo had a whopping 31-6 shot advantage over Northwood.
- Toledo is now 1-0-0 all-time vs. Northwood.
Up Next
Toledo will be back in action this Sunday vs. Oakland (1-3-1) with kickoff scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Paul Hotmer Field.