No. 11 Men's Soccer Defeats Ashland 3-0

OVERVIEW

SCORE: #11 Northwood 3, Ashland 0
RECORDS: Northwood (3-1, 2-1 GLIAC), Ashland (2-2, 1-2 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: No. 11 Northwood earned a 3-0 win over Ashland to improve to 3-1 on the season.

INSIDE THE GAME

• Northwood statistically controlled the opening half, but the lone goal came at the 24:41 mark from Ben Campbell (Macomb, Mich./Eisenhower) on an assist from Zachary Bakos (Linden, Mich.). Northwood out-shot Ashland 11-0 in the opening 45 minutes.
• While the Timberwolves had fewer shots in the second half, the quality of their chances were much better after the break. NU got a pair of goals from Eamonn Kelly (Belfast, Northern Ireland/St. Mary's CBGS) in a three minute stretch to put the match away.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS: Northwood 20, Ashland 4
• SAVES: Northwood 1 (Brandon Brundirks), Ashland 9 (Nick Ciraldo)
• CORNER KICKS: Northwood 3, Ashland 0

GAME NOTES

• A pair of Timberwolves earned firsts in the match – it was the first two career goals for Kelly and it was the first career victory in net for junior keeper Brandon Brundirks (Macomb, Mich. / Eisenhower)

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Ohio Dominican Sunday (September 18). Game time is set for Noon.