Men's Soccer Earns A 2-0 Win At Ohio Dominican

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Ohio Dominican Panthers 0

RECORDS: Northwood (2-7-1, 2-5-0 G-MAC), Ohio Dominican (0-9-2, 0-7-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Panther Field – Columbus, Ohio

RECAP: Men's soccer earned their second win of the year Saturday (October 12). The Timberwolves defeated Ohio Dominican 2-0 in Columbus.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood's freshmen Ezekial Bargas and Brendan Gerard teamed up for the game's first score in the 6'. Bargas led Gerard down the middle with a perfect through ball that Gerard put in the net, 1-0 NU. This was Gerard's first career score.
• Going into the half, Northwood had the edge 4-3 in shot attempts.
• In the 60', Jake Funka's breakaway on the left side led to Another Timberwolves score. ODU's keeper decided to abandon the net, so Funka crossed it an open Nathan Casal for the easy score, 2-0 NU.
• Northwood's defense walled up over the final 30 minutes of the match to earn the Timberwolves their second win of the year, 2-0. Nick Borokowski was credited with the shutout, collecting five saves in goal.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 10 (5), Ohio Dominican 10 (5)
• Saves: Northwood 5 (Nick Borkowski), Ohio Dominican 3 (Gannon Graf)
• Corners: Northwood 1, Ohio Dominican 3

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Gerard: Goal (1)
• Casal: Goal (3)
• Bargas: Assist
• Funka: Assist

UP NEXT

• Men's soccer is back at Dean Field on Thursday (October 17) for a matchup with Malone starting at 3 p.m.