HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The IU Indianapolis women's soccer team got a late strike from junior Emma Frey, but it wasn't enough as the Jaguars fell short on the road at Northern Kentucky, 2-1. All of the game's scoring came after halftime as the two sides entered play with identical 3-1-1 marks in Horizon League play. However, it was the hosts who earned the full three points on goals from Meghan Belrose and Lydia Self. 

Frey pumped life into the Jaguars in the closing minutes, but it wasn't enough.

NKU  (7-6-1, 4-1-1 HL) scored the game's first goal in the 62nd minute when Belrose finished off a nice combination and redirected a shot in close past senior keeper Ashton Kudlo. The Norse took a commanding 2-0 lead in the 86th minute when the Jaguars were unable to clear a ball inside their own penalty area, allowing Self to get a finishing touch for her third score of the year. 

Frey, who was featured on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays earlier in the week, waited just 12 seconds to cut the lead in half when she blasted a strike from over 30 yards out off the underside of the crossbar and over the line for her fourth tally of the year. 

That came on the heels of both Hannah Roberson and Lindsey Castillo testing NKU goalkeeper Tristen Cross in the moments leading up to the Norse's second goal. 

NKU finished the game with a decisive 17-5 margin in shot attempts, putting six on frame to the Jaguars' two. Castillo paced the IU Indy attack with two shot attempts while Kudlo made four saves. 

The Jaguars return to action on Thursday, Oct. 17 when they travel to Dayton, Ohio, to face Wright State at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.