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s r e b m nu Female cross country runners broke the 20 minute barrier at the Lucian Rosa Invite
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Natalia Lebedeva’s number of career wins for Women’s Tennis in singles
Number of times the Huskies have won the Miner’s Cup in its twelve-year history
9
0.66
Service aces per set by Aubrey Ficek, who leads the GLIAC standings
Consecutive games won by Women’s Soccer
42
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Shots on goal by the Huskies against Minn.-Duluth in the two-game hockey series
Michigan Tech Lode
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Katie Boardman
ELLIE FURMANSKI Sports Editor Senior forward for the Michigan Tech Women’s Soccer Team Katie Boardman scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Saginaw Valley last Friday, Oct. 11. As a result, the Huskies remain undefeated in the conference with a 5-0-1 record and will head into next weekend’s games on the road with a fourgame win streak behind them. The Huskies finished out the first half down one goal, but after coming out strong in the second half, the Huskies were able to equalize the score early on. A pass from Lindsey Van Rooy led Boardman towards the net. After fending off a pair of defenders, Boardman was able to get a shot off that sailed past Saginaw’s goalkeeper into the back of the net. Boardman’s first of two goals in the game
was scored less than two minutes into the second half. Her second, the game-winning goal, came unassisted with 21 minutes left in the match. Boardman dribbled her way in towards the box from the left side and was able to loft a shot which floated just inside the top right post. Boardman has been a strong asset for the Huskies over the years. So far this season, she has started all eleven games and has already posted four goals, two of which have been game-winning goals, and three assists. Last year, she started all 19 games and earned 19 points with seven goals and five assists. The Fond du Lac, Wisc., native will continue to strive for more goals and assists as she and the rest of the Huskies enter the second half of their season. The team hopes to repeat history and earn the conference champion title for the second time in school history.
Photo courtesy of Michigan Tech Athletics
Win streak continues for women’s soccer ELLIE FURMANSKI Sports Editor
Sherman Field was bustling this past weekend with Husky victories, two of which were earned on the soccer pitch. The Michigan Tech Women’s Soccer team earned two wins against Saginaw Valley and Northwood, advancing their conference record to 5-0-1, 8-2-1 overall. Currently, the Huskies stand at the head of a four-game win streak, one which they hope to continue on the road this upcoming weekend. Friday’s match against Saginaw Valley was a comeback win. The opening of the game was much slower than desired, not exactly what the game plan called for. Neither was Saginaw’s goal, which put the Cardinals up 1-0 with just over eight minutes to go in the first half. Having to make up the deficit, the Huskies knew they had to come out much stronger in the second half and capitalize on scoring opportunities. Well, the team did just that. Less than two minutes after the match resumed, the ball found the back of Saginaw’s net. A pass from Lindsey Van Rooy connected with forward Katie Boardman who ripped a shot past the goalkeeper to earn the equalizing goal. Boardman would score the game-winning goal unassisted just over twenty minutes later. The Huskies had several other viable scoring opportunities, including MacKenzie Jordon’s penalty kick attempt
The strong performance by the Huskies gave them two wins this weekend.
Photo by Pratik Joshi
which the crossbar rejected. The final score ended 2-1 in favor of the Huskies. “I thought we did a great job keeping the ball with the intent of going forward, especially in the second half,” commented head coach of the Huskies Michelle Jacob. Jacob attributed the team’s success in the second half largely due in part to their improvements in timing runs and both giving and receiving visual cues. The fact that the team is midway through the season also attests to a stronger team chemistry, which has allowed the team to play better balls and maintain a greater degree of ball possession. Jacob noted that the Huskies’ focus for the upcoming match against Northwood was going to be playing the ball quickly and moving the ball around effectively. It seems that executing the game plan has become
somewhat of a habit for the Huskies because the team, once again, did just that. From the starting whistle to the ending buzzer, the Huskies played a dominating game of soccer. Their 23-2 advantage in shots is a strong indication of the very few scoring opportunities that Northwood was able to create up against a solid line of Husky defense. Overall, the Huskies out-possessed Northwood. “Our ability to keep the ball and keep it moving really caused a lot of problems for them having to chase us a lot throughout the game,” said Jacob. Junior Annie Dahlquist netted the first goal of the game for the Huskies in the eleventh minute. Dahlquist’s head was able to connect with a corner kick from Lexi Continued on page 13