NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State soccer suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Northwestern on Sunday evening at Adelaide Street Field.
In the opening moments of the game, each squad pressed to find an early advantage in the contest, with both teams forcing three saves from the opposing keeper in the first 20 minutes.
Later in the closing minutes of the first half, the Wildcats found opportunities in the Illinois State third of the field but were denied as Redshirt Sophomore Madi Valenti tallied two saves to keep the contest level 0-0 entering the break.