COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jacqueline Mielke scored twice and Janelle Riedl added one goal as the Michigan Tech women's soccer team beat Ohio Dominican, 3-1, at Panther Stadium today (Sept. 27) in a GLIAC women's soccer matchup. 

Tech capitalized on its opportunities in the match, scoring three times on five shots on goal. The Black and Gold also had strong play out of goalkeeper Kirsen Hudak, who made six saves.

"ODU is a good team that is very well-coached," said Tech head coach Michelle Jacob. "They play a very similar style to us and we were forced to adjust. We came out with a goal in mind, kept our composure and never stopped doing what we needed to do. Overall, it was a great team effort as we battled for everything and really had to work hard."

Mielke found the back of the net twice in a five-minute span midway through the second half to break the game open. Her first goal came in the 70th minute off a pass from Lexi Herrewig. After picking up the ball, Mielke worked her way into the box and fired a shot into the left side of the net. Then, in the 75th minute, Mielke grabbed a loose ball and sent it over the ODU keeper to give the Huskies a two-goal cushion.

The two teams traded first-half goals with Riedl breaking through to open the scoring in the first minute and ODU's Lauren Pratt knotting the score in the 11th to send the contest to halftime tied at 1-1. 

Michigan Tech (4-3 overall; 1-2 GLIAC) returns home next weekend to host Lake Erie (Oct. 2) and Malone (Oct. 4).