EVANSTON, Illinois- Kent State soccer (15-3-2) dropped its NCAA Tournament First Round match to No. 21 Northwestern (15-2-4) 3-0 Saturday afternoon, bringing the Golden Flashes record-setting season to an end.
The Golden Flashes came out with great pace and nearly took an early lead but an offsides call negated a would-be Hayden Pascoe goal.
The Wildcats would get on the board in the 18th minute as Marisa Viggiano played a corner kick into Kayla Sharples who headed the ball into the back of the net.
Nandi Mehta would add Northwestern's second goal on penalty kick just over two minutes later, following a questionable foul call in the Kent State box.