Men's Soccer Defeats Lake Erie 2-0

OVERVIEW – LAKE ERIE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Lake Erie Storm 0

RECORDS: Northwood 1-2, Lake Erie 0-1-1

LOCATION: Paradiso Fields – Tiffin, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's soccer picks up its first win of the season Friday afternoon (September 10), defeating Lake Erie 2-0.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• After an uneventful start to the game, Northwood got on the board in the 25th minute. Andrew Simon picked up a loose ball off deflection from August Hunter and found the back of the net to give the Timberwolves a 1-0 lead.
• The score remained that way through halftime. Neither team was able to put together much of an attack – Lake Erie held a 3-2 edge in shots at the break, while Northwood had two of the three corner kicks in the opening 45 minutes.
• Northwood doubled their lead in the 72nd minute. On the counter attack, Seamus Quinn took a feed from Chris Escalante and beat the keeper to make the score 2-0.
• That proved to be the last goal of the contest, giving Northwood the win.

GAME STATS:

• Shots: Northwood 6, Lake Erie 5
• Saves: Northwood 3 (Robert Gjelaj), Lake Erie 2 (Tom John)
• Corner Kicks: Northwood 4, Lake Erie 5

TOP PERFORMERS:

• Simon: Goal (2)
• Quinn: Goal (2)
• Hunter/Escalante: Assist
• Gjelaj: First career shutout

UP NEXT:

• The Timberwolves will take on Tiffin Sunday (September 12). Game time is set for 2:30 p.m.