Men's Soccer Loses 4-1 To SVSU

OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY ST.

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 1, Saginaw Valley St. Cardinals 4

RECORDS: Northwood (0-2-1, 0-0-0 G-MAC), Saginaw Valley St. (3-0-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Paradiso Athletic Fields – Tiffin, Ohio

RECAP: The Northwood men's soccer traveled to Tiffin, Ohio, for a neutral site clash with Saginaw Valley St. Saturday (September 14). The Timberwolves would eventually fall 4-1 to SVSU.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood found themselves down 2-0 nine minutes in. The Cardinals scored twice, once in the 6' and again in the 9'.
• Adrian Lekocaj cut the Timberwolf deficit to 2-1 with a penalty kick goal in the 23'.
• The Cardinals later added their third goal of the first half with a penalty of their own in the 36'.
• At the half, Northwood found themselves down 3-1, and the score wouldn't get any closer in the second half. The Cardinals continued to pressure, allowing just two Northwood shot attempts in the second half.
• The Cardinals added the match's final goal in the 82', 4-1 SVSU. SVSU went on to win 4-1.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 5 (5), Saginaw Valley St. 18 (8)
• Saves: Northwood 4 (Henri Grunewald), Saginaw Valley St. 4 (Nick Kay)
• Corners: Northwood 0, Saginaw Valley St. 12

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Lekocaj: Goal (2)

UP NEXT

• Men's soccer hosts Kentucky Wesleyan in the conference opener on Thursday (September 19). The match is set for a 3 p.m. start.