The Illini continued their hot start to the 2019 campaign by opening conference play with a win over Northwestern on Friday night. The defense was sturdy all match and the offense was cooking, making the Illini quite the formidable force.
Things got rolling quickly. In the 13th minute, Kendra Pasquale (welcome back) lobbed the ball over the Wildcat defense, and Kelly Maday got to it first, deftly chipping the ball over the oncoming keeper and into the back of the net.
The team-located-in-the-city-that-only-requires-one-train-ride-to-get-to-downtown-Chicago kept putting pressure on the one located where it usually takes two (without wifi too).