ROCKFORD, Ill. -- The Rockford University women's soccer team took on the St. Norbert College Green Knights during a steady drizzle at Sam Greeley Field on Wednesday. After a hard fought first half, the Green Knights overcame RU, 12-1.
Miley McCarty scored the first goal of the match in the 14th minute. She knocked in a ricochet off the goalkeeper into the back right post for her second goal of the season.
Rockford held the 1-0 lead for most of the first period. The Regents lost multiple starters to injury and eventually relinquished two St. Norbert goals in the final eight minutes of the half to trail 2-1 at the break.
The Green Knights kept things rolling in the second half. A steady flow of goals came in alongside the rain starting in the 49th minute.
Shorthanded, RU was unable to muster any offense in the second half, falling 12-1.
The Regents return to action on Saturday, Oct. 3, when they head to Milwaukee for a 3:30 p.m. match against Wisconsin Lutheran.
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