Cortes-Gustafson has 16 saves, but Northwestern maintains TRC girls soccer dominance

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

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Alexandria Cortes-Gustafson Bria Rensberger

Girls soccer

Northwestern 2, Rochester 0 (Tuesday): Alexandria Cortes-Gustafson stopped 16 of the 18 shots she faced in goal, but the visiting Lady Zs lost to Northwestern Tuesday.

Bria Rensberger had Rochester’s only shot on goal.

The game was tied 0-0 with 15 minutes left. Junior Brooklynn Conwell then scored twice in a three-minute span.

Northwestern improved to 11-1-2 and clinched their third straight Three Rivers Conference title with a 5-0 record. Northwestern is 15-0 in the TRC since joining the conference in 2024.

Rochester dropped to 7-6-1, 3-2 TRC. If they had won, Rochester would have shared the TRC title.

Rochester travels to Twin Lakes for their regular season finale today. They play Culver in their Class 1A, Sectional 36 quarterfinal at Culver at 6 p.m. Monday.