Milwaukee Crowned 2023 #HLWSOC Champions

November 04

Rachel White

MILWAUKEE (November 4, 2023) – No. 1 seed Milwaukee earned the #HLWSOC title and clinched an NCAA Tournament berth in Saturday’s championship match.

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— Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) November 4, 2023

No. 1 seed Milwaukee 1, No. 3 seed Northern Kentucky 0

Championship MVP Brooke Parnello scored the lone goal in the contest on a penalty kick in the 81^st minute.
Goalkeeper of the Year Kendall Edwards made three saves in the shutout victory, including a key stop with just over 12 minutes to play in second half to keep the match scoreless.
Milwaukee totaled 18 shots, including 12 in the first half, while holding the Norse to eight total shots.
- Player of the Year Kayla Rollins led the Panthers with five shots.
NKU Goalkeeper Mickayla Kowalski made seven saves.

Check out the replay of this great save by Kendall Edwards of @mke_wsoccer to keep us scoreless in the #HLWSOC championship!

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— Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) November 4, 2023

The Panthers are on the board! @mke_wsoccer takes a 1-0 lead in the 81st minute of the #HLWSOC Championship on a PK from Brooke Parnello!

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— Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) November 4, 2023

Dig Deeper:

2023 #HLWSOC All-Tournament Team
- Brooke Parnello, Milwaukee (Championship MVP)
- Clara Broecker, Milwaukee
- Kendall Edwards, Milwaukee
- Lainey Higgins, Milwaukee
- Mickayla Kowalski, Northern Kentucky
- Lydia Self, Northern Kentucky
- Kaya Vogt, Northern Kentucky
- Sarah Henson, IUPUI
- Sam Slimak, IUPUI
- Kaoru Hayashi, RMU
- Kristi Kania, RMU

Milwaukee has captured six consecutive and 16 total #HLWSOC titles.
- The Panthers battled Michigan State in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, falling 3-2 in a tight battle.
- MKE earned a 1-0 win over Xavier in the 2021 NCAA Tournament after collecting an NCAA Tournament over Elon following the 2020 season.
The NCAA Women’s Soccer Selection Show is set to air on NCAA.com at 4 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 6.