WEST PALM BEACH, FLA--The Northwood University women's soccer team shutout Westminster College (Utah) 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round. The Seahawks now advance to the final site in Orange Beach, Alabama on Tuesday, December 2.

The Seahawks struck first when Hanna Lindstrom headed in a corner taken by Amy Vaughan for the early 1-0 advantage. Johanna Engberg extended the lead to 2-0 when she scored off a cross by Louise Andersson. Northwood held a 6-1 advantage in shots during the first half.

Northwood tacked on one last goal in the second half when Engberg netted her second goal of the game off an assist by Olivia White. Matilda Hjalte kept the Griffins off the board making one save for the shutout victory.

For the game, Northwood held a 13-5 edge on shots and 5-1 on shots on goal. The Seahawks had an 8-0 advantage on corner kicks.

Engberg led the way on the day with four shots while Wells contributed three. Sofia Kristensson and Vaughan had two shots apiece.

"Today was a great game, Westminster is a good team and we knew we would have to battle today, said Head Coach Mat Dunn."  "We created a lot of chances but just couldn't finish them off, and when you're at the national tournament if you don't take your chances you are going to pay for it. The whole team concept and effort was great and we worked as a unit and played our game and it showed in the end with the clean sheet.

Johanna Engberg said after the game, "I think we controlled the game completely and we did what we were supposed to do." "We played the ball around, played for each other, pressured together and stayed calm during the whole contest."