WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue soccer dropped its home finale Sunday night, falling 3–1 to Northwestern at Folk Field.
The Boilermakers battled back from an early deficit to tie the match in the first half but couldn’t hold off a strong second-half surge from the Wildcats.
With the loss, the Boilers have been officially eliminated from the Big Ten Soccer tournament.
Northwestern struck first in the 13th minute when Caterina Regazzoni finished from close range to make it 1–0. Purdue answered 17 minutes later as Irene Campo scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season, slotting home after a corner kick on the double assist from Zoe Cuneio and Margaux Chauvet.
The match went into halftime level at 1–1, but Northwestern regained control shortly after the break. Kennedy Roesch scored twice in a three-minute span—first in the 48th minute off a setup from Megan Norkett, then again in the 51st minute from Audrey Alberts—to give the Wildcats a decisive 3–1 advantage.
Purdue kept pushing, finishing with 11 shots (five on goal) and holding 51% possession, but couldn’t break through again. Campo led the attack with three shots, while Chiara Singarella tested the keeper twice off the bench.
Emily Edwards finished with five saves in goal, three off of her career high.
UP NEXT
Purdue will close out its season on the road against Minnesota on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2:00 p.m. est.
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