Men's Soccer Falls To #23 Parkside 4-1

OVERVIEW – #23 PARKSIDE

SCORE: #23 Parkside Rangers 4, Northwood Timberwolves 1

RECORDS: Northwood 1-4-0, 0-1-0 GLIAC / Parkside 4-0-1, 1-0-0 GLIAC

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's soccer drops its home opener 4-1 to No. 23 Parkside Friday afternoon (September 17)

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Rangers generated just two shots in the first half, but both shots were quality opportunities that were converted. Parkside scored at 4:11 and 14:56 to lead 2-0 at the break. Northwood held a 6-2 edge in shots at the break while Parkside had the only corner of the opening 45 minutes.
• Northwood got one back in the 58th minute thanks to Mykah Skervin. His first goal of the season came off a feed from Chase Clark to get Northwood within one at 2-1.
• That is as close as the Timberwolves would get, however, as Parkside scored in the 62nd and the 80th minutes to close out the 4-1 victory.

GAME STATS:

• Shots: Northwood 10, Parkside 10
• Saves: Northwood 3 (Robert Gjelaj), Parkside 4 (Alejandro Durand)
• Corner Kicks: Northwood 2, Parkside 2

TOP PERFORMERS:

• Skervin: Goal (1)
• Clark: Assist

UP NEXT:

• The Timberwolves will host Northern Michigan Sunday (September 19). Game time is set for 3 p.m.