Men's Soccer Loses At Tiffin 3-1

OVERVIEW – TIFFIN

SCORE: Tiffin Dragons 3, Northwood Timberwolves 1

RECORDS: Northwood 1-3, Tiffin 1-2

LOCATION: Paradiso Fields – Tiffin, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's soccer drops a 3-1 contest at Tiffin Sunday afternoon (September 12).  

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• Both teams used penalties to get on the board in the opening half. The Dragons struck first at the 15:02 mark, converting from the spot to go up 1-0.
• Late in the half, the Timberwolves leveled the score. Charlie Evans converted his penalty to make the score 1-1 at the break. Tiffin held a slim 5-3 edge in shots while holding a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
• The score remained tied until a key stretch seven minutes in when the Dragons took over with a pair of goals in quick succession. TU scored at 52:07 and 55:30 to make the score 3-1.
• Those proved to be the only goals of the second half. The Dragons were the better team after the break, finishing with a 12-5 edge in shots.

GAME STATS:

• Shots: Northwood 5, Tiffin 17
• Saves: Northwood 9 (Robert Gjelaj), Tiffin 2 (Declan Lehman)
• Corner Kicks: Northwood 1, Tiffin 6

TOP PERFORMERS:

• Evans: Goal (2) 

UP NEXT:

• The Timberwolves will start Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with their home opener against Parkside Friday (September 17). Game time is set for Noon.