Tag: Women’s Soccer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Shut out in the opening 45 minutes, the Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team roared back with a vengeance after halftime, scoring three times, including the first two by Louise Matsgard, and the Sharks picked up another key Sunshine State Conference win, a 3-2 score against the Eckerd Tritons on Saturday night.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 3, Eckerd 2
Records: Nova Southeastern (6-4-1, 4-2-0), Eckerd (4-6-1, 2-5-0)
Location: NSU Soccer Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The match started rather defensively, with just one shot for each side in the first 17 minutes. NSU keeper Natalie Robayna made saves on the next three Triton attempts from the 20^th through the 25^th minutes, but Eckerd was able to get by her for the first score of the game in the 29^th. The Sharks had two more chances in the 32^nd minute, but they came up empty.
• There was little action out of the break until a Sharks corner kick in the 54^th minute caused an Eckerd penalty in the box against Annie Bjork. Matsgard stepped up to take the penalty kick and caught the Triton goalkeeper guessing wrong to tie the match.
• Not even five minutes later, Matsgard arced another corner kick perfectly, sending it directly into the net, just past the goal line in the left corner.
• The Sharks notched an insurance goal in the 80^th minute, when Sydni Bostick rebounded a Chama Silva blocked shot and re-directed it into the bottom right corner.
• As it turned out, that insurance goal proved very important for the Sharks, as the Tritons got within one with just over three minutes left in the game, but fortunately, the defense was able to fend off any further attacks.

 
STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• Though the teams were tied in shots, five a piece, at halftime, the Sharks dominated in the second period to the tune of a 9-3 advantage, their aggressiveness serving as the key to victory.
• The Sharks also had a hefty 9-1 edge in corner kicks, with two of their three in the second half leading to goals.
• Once again, Silva led all players with six shots, including four on goal, in her efficient 54 minutes of action.
• With four saves, Robayna improves to 3-1-1 on the season. She has made at least that many saves in each of her five matches this year, averaging 4.8 per contest with a .800 save percentage.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Matsgard is now second on the team in both goals, with four, and points, at 10, just one behind leader Dani Correa in each category. The freshman has scored all four goals in just four games so far in the month of October, and on just five shots, to boot. In total, 9 of her 13 shots have been on target, for a 69.2% rate, even better than the impressive team-wide mark of 55.5%.
• The Sharks continue their run of success in the series history, expanding their overall record to 15-5-6 (.692), and 14-2-4 (.800) since the 2004-05 season, their first as a full SSC member. They are also 10-2-1 (.808) at home, winning nine of the last 10 meetings at the NSU Soccer Complex, and 13-1-3 (.794) in SSC matchups.

 
UP NEXT:
The Sharks will remain at home for one more game, hosting their South Florida rival Barry Buccaneers on Wednesday, Oct. 20. For complete coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.
 
 

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TAMPA, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team needed every ounce of effort they had to sneak past a formidable Sunshine State Conference foe in the Tampa Spartans with a 2-1 overtime victory on Saturday night.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 2, Tampa 1 (OT)
Records: Nova Southeastern (5-4-1, 3-2-0), Tampa (5-4-1, 4-2-0)
Location: Pepin Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Both teams wasted no time, each with a shot in the first four minutes. After a combined five in a row off target, though, the first attempt on goal for either side found the net, as the Spartans took the lead in the 28^th minute.
• The Sharks kept up the pace with two more shots in the ensuing four minutes, and it paid off for them in the 36^th when Brianna Paige intercepted a pass at midfield and sent it ahead, where Dejah Holman caught up and kicked it in from just outside the short edge on the right side of the box.
• NSU keeper Shannon Hearty made two more saves before halftime to maintain the tie.
• Both teams had chances to break the tie, but Hearty made another pair of saves in the 52^nd and 73^rd minutes, while the lone shot on goal by the NSU offense was stopped in the 83^rd.
• The momentum swing came in the 95^th minute, when the Sharks committed a foul in the box, giving the Spartans a penalty kick and a golden opportunity to win the game. However, Hearty made the save of the game, and perhaps of her entire Sharks career, jumping to her right to get just enough of the ball to knock it away.
• A free kick going the other direction was launched all the way up the field by Paige, where Holman once again raced it down and passed it over to Jordyn Pitter, then across the box to Emma Brown and back to Louise Matsgard, who rocketed the ball into the right side of the net for the game-winning golden goal. From staring down certain defeat, the Sharks flipped the script to celebrating victory in a mere 44 seconds.

 
STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• The Sharks held a narrow 14-13 edge in shots overall, including 7-6 in the first half and 6-5 in the second.
• Chama Silva led the team with five shots, four of which came in the first half. No one else on the team had more than two.
• Holman and Matsgard both notched their second goals of the season. Matsgard’s first was also a game-winner, the lone score in the team’s 1-0 victory vs. Florida Tech exactly one week prior, which earned her SSC Player of the Week honors in the process.
• Hearty made seven saves in the win, giving her a total of 29 in her last four matches, for a save percentage of .853.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• The Sharks’ last golden goal was off the foot of Emma Heikkila on Sept. 28, 2019, 6:31 into another SSC road win, that time at Florida Southern.
• The Sharks improve to 6-17-4 all-time against the Tampa Spartans, picking up just their third road win in the series history. They were winless in their first 10 meetings (nine losses, one tie) before earning their first ‘W’ in the 2009 season, a full 10 years after the first matchup.

 
UP NEXT:
The Sharks will have a full week to enjoy their hard-fought win before returning to action, and to the NSU Soccer Complex, on Saturday, Oct. 16 for a matchup with the Eckerd Tritons. For complete coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.
 
 

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team ended up on the wrong end of a defensive struggle on Wednesday evening, falling to the 16^th-ranked Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish, 1-0, in Sunshine State Conference action.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: No. 16 Palm Beach Atlantic 1, Nova Southeastern 0
Records: No. 16 Palm Beach Atlantic (7-1-0, 4-0-0), Nova Southeastern (4-4-1, 2-2-0)
Location: Rinker Athletic Campus | West Palm Beach, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The teams started aggressively combining for three shots on goal between the fifth and seventh minutes, yet all three were stopped at the line, two by Sharks keeper Natalie Robayna.
• The Sharks had the last four tries of the half, as well, coming closest on a Chama Silva free kick into the top right corner in the 44^th minute, only for a finger-tip save to knock it away.
• NSU had attempted two more shots out of the break, the last one coming in the 61^st minute. The Sailfish, meanwhile, took four of their five second-half shots in the final 25 minutes, converting in the 67^th to break the tie and, eventually, win the match.

 
STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• The Sharks were narrowly outshot overall, 9-8, despite a 6-4 first-half edge. They also accounted for six of the game’s nine corner kicks, including all three after halftime.
• Silva led the team with three shots, all of which were saved by the Sailfish.
• Robayna and her Sailfish counterpart both had five saves between the sticks.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• The Sharks fall to 28-8-1 all-time in the Battle of the Fish, as the loss snaps a nine-match winning streak and a 15-match unbeaten streak in the series history. The teams tied, 2-2, on Oct. 26, 2013, while PBA’s last victory was a 2-1 affair at the NSU Soccer Complex on Sept. 13, 2005. The last road loss was on Oct. 23, 2001, a 4-0 shutout, which was the final time the teams met as foes in the NAIA’s Florida Sun Conference before the Sharks joined the SSC for the following season.

 
UP NEXT:
The Sharks will head back out on the road on Saturday to take on the Tampa Spartans. For complete coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.
 
 

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The two focal points of Nova Southeastern’s 1-0 upset of No. 17 Florida Tech this past Saturday, both Louise Matsgard and Shannon Hearty were recognized Monday as the Sunshine State Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.

The awards mark the first of both Matsgard and Hearty’s careers.

Matsgard won’t soon forget the first goal of her career, as the freshman tallied the match’s lone score in the Sharks’ best win of the season thus far. In the 44th minute, the Swede settled a loose ball before drilling a left-footed strike into the right corner of the net, notching the difference-maker against the Panthers’ SSC-leading defense that allows just 0.71 goals per game.

Hearty, meanwhile, picked up her second shutout in goal this season in the victory. The New York native collected six saves in the effort, none bigger than her stop in the 75th minute on a shot from point-blank range by Florida Tech. She now owns a 1.17 goals-against average in five starts in 2021.

NSU has now won two straight games this season, and six in a row in the series with Florida Tech.

The Sharks begin a crucial week by heading to Palm Beach Atlantic this Wednesday at 6 p.m. For coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com, or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Louise Matsgard’s first career goal will be one that is remembered for quite some time, as the freshman scored in the 44^th minute to lead Nova Southeastern to a 1-0 upset at home over No. 17 Florida Tech on Saturday night. The win marks the second straight for the Sharks, who now stand at 2-1 in Sunshine State Conference play.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 1, No. 17 Florida Tech 0
Records: Nova Southeastern (4-3-1, 2-1 SSC), No. 17 Florida Tech (3-2-2, 0-2-1 SSC)
Location: NSU Soccer Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Both offenses were relatively quiet in the early stages of the match, with Florida Tech recording the first shot at the 8:44 mark of the first half.
• The Sharks put just one shot on frame through 43-plus minutes, yet remained tied thanks to a trio of saves by keeper Shannon Hearty.
• NSU would be held without a shot for a stretch of 16:09, but after going quiet offensively, found some late momentum just before halftime when a deflection found the feet of Matsgard on the left side of the box, who then buried a left-footed strike to the right corner of the net to give the Sharks the lead.
• Still clinging to the 1-0 edge in the 75^th minute, Hearty made the save of the night after stoning a point-blank attempt by Florida Tech’s Alexis Sheely.
• From there, the defense put the clamps down, surrendering just one more shot attempt en route to the shutout.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Saturday’s ranked win marked the first of head coach James Moore‘s career.
• NSU has now beaten Florida Tech in each of its last six meetings with the Panthers.

STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• Hearty earned her second shutout of the season after collecting six saves in the effort.
• Both sides registered nine shots in the match, with the Panthers holding a slim 6-5 advantage in shots on goal.

UP NEXT:
The Sharks will look to add to their win streak when they travel to face Palm Beach Atlantic next Wednesday at 6 p.m. NSU handed PBA its lone loss of the season in a non-conference matchup back on Sept. 8. For complete coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.
 
 

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern needed every one of forward Dani Correa’s three goals, as the freshman’s first career hat trick proved to be just enough to lift the Sharks past a pesky Florida Southern side by a final score of 3-2 late Saturday night. Correa clinched the hat trick by the 63^rd minute, extending the Sharks’ lead to 3-0. A late flurry of goals by the Moccasins made things real interesting in the match’s final moments, yet head coach James Moore and company were able to hang on for their first win in Sunshine State Conference play.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 3, Florida Southern 2
Records: Nova Southeastern (3-3-1, 1-1), Florida Southern (3-4, 0-2)
Location: NSU Soccer Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Following an hour-plus weather delay prior to kickoff, Correa set the tone for the Sharks, bending a beautiful, left-footed shot into the left, upper 90 to put the Sharks on the board just 5:01 into the match.
• Still leading by the same margin in the 55^th minute, Correa struck again, this time converting on a well-placed ball by fellow freshman Louise Matsgard.
• Matsgard initiated the offense once again in the 63^rd minute, drawing a foul within the left edge of the box. Stepping in for the ensuing penalty, Correa calmy buried her third goal of the night into the back of the net.
• Despite the initial delay and a three-goal deficit, the Mocs showed no quit, and erased the shutout on a PK of their own in the 71^st minute.
• Keeping the pressure on the Sharks, FSC’s Caitlyn Lowery came up with her second goal of the half in the 86^th minute, all the sudden trimming the margin to just one.
• The Mocs registered one more shot down the stretch, but the Sharks were finally able to exhale thanks to one of keeper Natalie Robayna’s six saves on the night.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Following Saturday’s hat trick, Correa now ranks tied for second in the SSC in goals scored.

STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• Correa’s hat trick marked the first by an NSU player in SSC play since Hannah Christophe accomplished the feat on Oct. 28, 2016 at Lynn.
• The Mocs made the Sharks earn every bit of Saturday’s victory, holding a 17-7 shot advantage, including 13-4 in the second half.

UP NEXT:
The Sharks have a midweek bye on the SSC schedule before returning to action at home next Saturday against No. 7 Florida Tech. For complete coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.
 

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Facing the Lynn Fighting Knights for the second time in less than three weeks, this time away from home, the Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team dropped its Sunshine State Conference opener by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday evening.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Lynn 3, Nova Southeastern 1
Records: Lynn (2-2-1, 1-1), Nova Southeastern (2-3-1, 0-1)
Location: Bobby Campbell Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Though neither team scored in the first 45 minutes, the Fighting Knights controlled on the offensive end, taking all five shots of the half, two of which were stopped by Sharks goalkeeper Shannon Hearty.
• The Sharks finally had their first attempt just two minutes out of halftime, off the foot of Lily Truong, but It didn’t take much longer for Lynn to take control in the scoring column, with a pair of goals just 2:03 apart, in the 50^th and 52^nd minutes.
• The Fighting Knights kept their foot on the pedal, forcing the Sharks’ defense to continue to play back, attempting six more shots in quick succession between the 55^th and 60^th minutes. Hearty made three more saves, however, to keep the deficit to two.
• The Knights added to their lead with a third goal at exactly the 81-minute mark, the second of the match and 10th of the season for Anniina Sankoh.
• The Sharks refused to give up, however, breaking up the shutout when Dani Correa assisted Brianna Paige for a goal with just 31 seconds left.

STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• Hearty matched her career high with eight saves for the second game in a row.
• Paige’s last-minute goal is her second of the year, putting her in a tie with Correa for the team lead, as well as sole possession of the points lead, at six.
• After a quiet first half, both teams were significantly more aggressive after the break, combining for 27 second-half shots, with Lynn holding a 16-11 advantage.
• Louise Matsgard led the team with four shots, all of which were on goal but stopped by Lynn’s keeper, Sofia Manner. As a team, seven of the Sharks’ 11 shots were on target.

UP NEXT:
The Sharks will return home on Saturday to continue conference play against the Florida Southern Moccasins. For complete coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.
 
 

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MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Facing Barry in the first of two matchups this regular season, the Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team suffered a narrow 1-0 setback on the road Wednesday, snapping its previous two-game win streak.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Barry 1, Nova Southeastern 0
Records: Barry (2-2), Nova Southeastern (2-2-1)
Location: Buccaneer Soccer Field | Miami Shores, Fla.
Get Social: Twitter – @NSU_WSoccer | Instagram – @nsu_wsoccer | Facebook – /nsusoccer

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Outside of a shot by Chama Silva just 2:04 into the match, and a scoring chance for Olivia Graham in the 29^th minute, the NSU offense didn’t muster many opportunities in the first half.
• Despite the offensive struggles, though, Sharks keeper Shannon Hearty collected six saves in the opening 45 minutes alone to keep things deadlocked at 0-0 heading into intermission.
• However, the Buccaneers needed only 1:43 after halftime to break the tie, as Emma Lillback assisted Tash Hudson on the game’s lone goal.
• The Sharks threatened in the 70^th minute, yet consecutive shot attempts by Lily Truong and Dejah Holman were both turned away.
• Still in search of the equalizer, NSU produced its best chance down the stretch in the 84^th minute when Emma Brown took one touch following a cross from the right wing before drilling a shot towards the right corner of the goal. At the last moment, though, Barry’s Maddie Hart-Pomerantz made a spectacular, sprawling save to her left to preserve the eventual victory for the Bucs.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Wednesday’s contest did not count as a Sunshine State Conference matchup. Both sides will face each other in SSC play in Fort Lauderdale on Oct. 20.
• Tonight’s shutout marked the first time the Sharks had been held scoreless in a regular season contest since Oct. 23, 2019 – also against Barry.

STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• Hearty set a new career high with eight saves in the effort.
• After being held to just three shots in the first half, NSU tallied seven over the final 45 minutes.

UP NEXT:
NSU will have a full week to prepare for its SSC opener next Wednesday when it heads to Baca Raton to take on Lynn. The two teams tied 1-1 in the season’s first meeting back on Sept. 3. For complete coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.
 
 

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Offensively, seven different players scored, while the Nova Southeastern defense failed to surrender a single shot, as the Sharks routed Florida Memorial by a final score of 7-0 Monday night.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 7, Florida Memorial 0
Records: Nova Southeastern (2-1-1), Florida Memorial (0-3)
Location: NSU Soccer Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The NSU offense produced plenty of scoring chances in the early going, yet was forced to wait until the 26:55 mark to get on the board when Mackenzie Ramey found the back of the net off a corner kick attempt by Louise Matsgard.
• From there, the flood gates began to open. Just 4:09 later, it was Sydni Bostick’s turn, hammering in a pass from Brianna Paige, before Paige added a goal of her own down the stretch of the first half to send the Sharks into the break comfortably ahead 3-0.
• Dani Correa became the first NSU player to reach multiple goals on the season after tacking on in the 51^st minute.
• Lexy Santiago recorded her first career goal in the 66^th minute.
• The Sharks needed less than four minutes to cash in once again, as Olivia Graham joined in on the fun in the 69^th minute.
• Alyssa Schepker also registered the first goal of her young career, capping the NSU scoring in the 88^th minute.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Sharks’ seven goals are the most in a single game since they racked up 15 the last time they met the Lions back on Sept. 7, 2019.
• NSU scored seven times Monday after netting a combined four goals in its first three matches combined.

STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• The Sharks tallied 37 shots and nine corners in the effort, while preventing FMU from earning one in either statistical category.
• Paige and Lily Truong each collected two assists apiece in the win.

UP NEXT:
NSU will hit the road for the first time in 2021 when its heads to Barry for a non-conference clash with the Buccaneers this Wednesday at 6 p.m. For complete coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.
 

Mac with the First of Seven NSU Goals Tonight! Sharks Big Winners over Florida Memorial ? pic.twitter.com/0YrEHQ2Dok

— NSU Women’s Soccer (@NSU_WSoccer) September 14, 2021

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Chama Silva’s goal just minutes before halftime provided Nova Southeastern with a much-needed boost, while Dejah Holman added her own score late, as the Sharks shut out Palm Beach Atlantic 2-0 on Wednesday to hand head coach James Moore his first career victory. With the win, NSU now improves to 1-1-1 on the young season.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 2, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Records: Nova Southeastern (1-1-1), Palm Beach Atlantic (1-1)
Location: NSU Soccer Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Get Social: Twitter – @NSU_WSoccer | Instagram – @nsu_wsoccer | Facebook – /nsusoccer

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Sharks struggled to produce any sort of offensive attack for much of the first half, as the Sailfish forced NSU keeper Natalie Robayna into making three saves to keep the match scoreless.
• With less than four minutes remaining until intermission, though, Silva pressured a 50-50 ball at the feet of the PBA keeper, forcing an eventual turnover before making a side-step move and drilling a right-footed attempt into the back of the net.
• Silva’s shot was the first on goal for the Sharks.
• The NSU defense maintained the shutout the rest of the way, and was finally able to breathe a bit easier when Silva sparked the offense once more in the 85^th minute, linking up with Holman on a well-timed run to put the icing on the cake.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Wednesday marked the first time in Silva’s career in which she posted at least one goal and one assist in the same match.
• Dating back to 2014, the Sharks have now won each of the past nine meetings with the Sailfish.

STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• Robayna tallied five saves Wednesday en route to her first shutout of the season.
• Both sides registered five shots on goal, while the Sharks held the edge in corner kicks, 4-2.
• The two teams combined for 20 shots in the final 45 minutes after totaling just eight in the first half.

UP NEXT:
NSU will cap its four-game home stand when it plays host to Florida Memorial next Monday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. For complete coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WSoccer.
 

A goal and an assist tonight, hear what Chama Silva had to say following NSU’s win over PBA. pic.twitter.com/i8fIgiODIV

— NSU Women’s Soccer (@NSU_WSoccer) September 9, 2021

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