GAME STATS Naperville, Ill. – The Wheaton women's soccer team traveled to North Central College Wednesday night for a key CCIW match against the Cardinals. North Central topped the Thunder 3-1 as the hosts remain undefeated on the season. The Cardinals remain atop the CCIW standings with a 6-0-1 CCIW record and a 13-0-1 mark overall.

Wheaton, 4-9-3 overall, has secured a spot in the upcoming CCIW Women's Soccer Tournament with its 3-2-2 mark in CIW play. The Thunder sit in fourth place heading into Saturday's regular season finale at Illinois Wesleyan (8-2-5/4-1-1 CCIW).

North Central took an early lead tonight in the 3-1 victory against the Thunder. The hosts scored their first goal in the eighth minute as Claire Georgees scored for NCC. The Cardinals' Lily Mayer scored in the 33^rd minute off of a Gabriella Mattio assist to extend their lead to 2-0. NCC maintained its 2-0 lead at the halftime intermission.
North Central out-shot the Thunder 9-5 in the first half, including a 4-2 advantage in shots on goal. NCC had a 2-0 advantage in corner kicks in the opening half.

Georgees tallied her second goal of the night in the 58^th minute to extend the hosts' lead to 3-0. Wheaton responded 40 seconds later when Calah Strong registered her sixth goal of the season. The unassisted goal cut the Cardinals lead to 3-1 and that remained the score for the final 32 minutes of the match.
The Cardinals out-shot Wheaton 19-10, including a 10-3 edge in shots on goal for the hosts. North Central was awarded six corner kicks and Wheaton had three, all in the second half.

Thunder goalkeeper Lydia Martin faced 10 shots, making seven saves, with three goals allowed in her 90 minutes in the Thunder net. North Central netminder Emma Megerle made two saves and she allowed one goal.

Wheaton's regular season finale at Illinois Wesleyan kicks off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday in Bloomington, Illinois.