CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - After clinching the #4 seed in the G-MAC Women's Soccer Tournament on Tuesday, Thomas More women's soccer (11-2-5, 9-2-3 G-MAC) will host #5 seed Northwood (9-7-2, 8-4-2) on Saturday at 5 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
The Saints are coming off a 2-0 victory over Kentucky Wesleyan. The win was the Saints' 4th clean sheet in their past 5 matches and 8th shutout in 10 games. Freshman goalkeeper
Emma Yeager has been an important contributor to Thomas More's defensive success, ranking 2nd in the conference in save percentage (.900) and 3rd in shutouts (9). Junior forward
Josie Gruber has stood out for the Saints offensively, scoring a team-high 10 goals this season (T-1st G-MAC) including 2 in Tuesday night's match. Junior forward
Ivy Hoffman has netted 8 goals this campaign and leads the conference with 5 game-winning goals.
Northwood is led on offense by Madelyn Boyd (9 goals- 4th G-MAC) and Mari Jackson (6 assists- 1st G-MAC). Goalkeeper Lindsay Jacob ranks 2nd in the conference in saves per game (5.59).
Thomas More defeated Northwood 1-0 in the teams' only match in 2026 on Sep. 24 at Republic Bank Field. Yeager made 8 saves in the match and Gruber scored the game's only goal in the 63rd minute with an assist from senior
Dylan Truscott. On Saturday, the Saints will look to repeat their success against the Timberwolves and advance to the G-MAC semifinals for the first time. The winner of Saturday evening's match will face Cedarville in Cedarville, Ohio on Nov. 5.
