DeKalb, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's soccer team takes on the Western Illinois University Leathernecks in its second home match of the season Sunday. The match begins at 2 p.m. at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
 
Last weekend, the Huskies (0-1-1) took on University of Illinois - Chicago in its season opener Friday night. The two teams played to a 0-0 tie after overtime. NIU then had a quick two-day turn around before dropping a 3-1 decision at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Sunday.  
 
In the Huskies' tie against UIC, junior goalkeeper Amy Annala (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) literally saved the day for NIU as she made 10 saves to record her sixth clean sheet.
 
Against Milwaukee, Taylor Sarver (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) scored the Huskies' lone goal in the fourth minute of the match play with an assist from fellow sophomore Kate Sanfilippo (Florissant, Mo./Marquette Catholic).
 
Western Illinois's evened its record to 1-1 last week.  The Leathernecks began their season with a 3-0 loss to Indiana State and recovered a few days later with a 3-1 win over Chicago State.
 
Admission is free. The match will also have live stats and be streamed live on NIUHuskies.com (subscription).
                                                                           
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