Rockets Secure Point in MAC Opener in 1-1 Result Against Northern Illinois

Thursday, September 18

Toledo, Ohio

2:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

3-1-3, 0-0-1

Northern Illinois

2-4-2, 0-1-1

NIU

Toledo

Gabrielle Anulare scored in the 12th minute of Toledo's 1-1 draw against Northern Illinois on Thursday.

Photo by: Jacob Peters

Rockets Secure Point in MAC Opener in 1-1 Result Against Northern Illinois

9/18/2025 4:53:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Toledo gets goal from sophomore Gabrielle Anulare in tie

TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo women's soccer team started Mid-American Conference play by earning a point, as the Rockets tied Northern Illinois, 1-1 at Paul Hotmer Field Thursday afternoon.

The Rockets (3-1-3, 0-0-1 MAC) scored in the 12th minute to take a 1-0 lead, scoring inside of 15 minutes for the second-straight match. Northern Illinois (2-4-2, 0-0-1) scored in the 38th minute to tie the match. The teams battled to a scoreless draw in the second half, with four shots apiece in the final 45 minutes.

Toledo extended its unbeaten streak to six matches, tied for the fifth-longest in program history, and the longest since Aug. 19-Sept. 10, 2021. Toledo has also scored in its first seven matches to open a season for the first time since 2019.

QUOTING HEAD COACH MARK BATMAN
"Any time you get points in this conference, it's positive. Of course we wanted to win it. I thought as the second half went on, we got pretty dangerous. We survived a bit of a storm from NIU in the first half. Today was really good for some of our young kids who haven't gone through that situation, and hopefully they can build off that heading into Sunday."

ROCKET GOAL SUMMARY

Gabrielle Anulare (1), assisted by Carys Bourbeau (1) – 12^th minute

STAT LEADERS

Gabrielle Anulare – GOAL, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Agnes Stenlund – 5 saves, 1 goal allowed, .833 save percentage
Morgan Spitler – 3 shots
Kaema Amachree – 2 shots

KEY MOMENTS

12' | After a Rockets' corner, Carys Bourbeau served in a cross on a second ball that was headed in off the crossbar by Gabrielle Anulare for a 1-0 Toledo lead.
38' | A cross was deflected in front of the goal and tapped in by Northern Illinois' Jordan Kadiri to tie the match at 1-1.
59' | Kaema Amachree had a chance from the edge of the box, but her opportunity went just over the crossbar.
86' | Northern Illinois found a chance from inside the box, but a left-footed effort finished high of the net.

UP NEXT
The Rockets finish up the week against Eastern Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 21. Kickoff from Paul Hotmer Field is at 1:00 p.m.