WICHITA, Kan. — Newman defeated Northeastern St. 4-3 Friday at Wilkins Field. The Jets scored three times in the second half, with
Iveta Stefancinova breaking a 3-3 tie at 85:48 for the late lead.
The Jets struck first, with
Allison Hernandez forcing a save at 1:07 and
Izzy Sandoval missing left at 3:13 before
Aleksah Moreno scored from Hernandez's assist at 7:59 for a 1-0 lead. Northeastern St. pushed back with corners at 9:52 and 10:36, and
Emma Lintecum later saved shots from Gillian Wilson and Hailey Green as Newman kept the lead through a stretch of visiting pressure. The Jets added attempts from
Emma Kolbe,
Keilann Heath, Hernandez and Stefancinova, but the RiverHawks tied it at 34:40 when Hannah Anderson scored off Annabella Trotter's assist. Stefancinova and Moreno had later shots for NU, while Northeastern St. earned a corner at 42:37 and a late Trotter attempt before the half ended tied 1-1.
The Jets attacked early in the second half, with Stefancinova hitting the left woodwork at 45:30 and
Lexi Bauer forcing a save at 46:46, but Trotter scored at 48:06 to put Northeastern St. ahead 2-1. Trotter missed a penalty kick at 51:53, and Newman built back into the half with shots from Stefancinova,
Kylie Campbell and Heath before Hernandez tied it at 2-2 at 66:39. Stefancinova scored 19 seconds later to give the Jets a 3-2 lead, but Green answered for Northeastern St. at 70:01 off Trotter's assist to tie the match at 3-3. After Lintecum saved a Northeastern St. chance at 84:18 and
Victoria Sandoval put a shot wide at 84:53, Stefancinova scored again at 85:48, and the Jets finished out a 4-3 win despite a late save by Lintecum and an 88:11 corner from the RiverHawks.
Player Highlights
Iveta Stefancinova
2 goals
7 shots
game-winning goal
Allison Hernandez
1 goal
1 assist
3 shots on goal
Aleksah Moreno
1 goal
Emma Lintecum
6 saves
21 shots faced
Up next
Newman hosts Central Oklahoma on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. at Wilkins Field in Wichita, Kansas.
