Men's Soccer Rallies But Falls At St. Cloud State 3-2

OVERVIEW – ST. CLOUD STATE

SCORE: St. Cloud State Huskies 3, Northwood Timberwolves 2

RECORDS: Northwood Timberwolves (1-4-1, 0-1-1 GLIAC), St. Cloud State Huskies (0-3-2, 0-1-1 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, MI.

RECAP: Northwood Men's Soccer rallies in the second half but falls 3-2 at St. Cloud State Friday night (September 24).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• St. Cloud State set the tone for the game with a goal less than five minutes into the game to take a 1-0 lead.
• The Huskies added goals at 15:55 and 32:24 to hold a 3-0 lead at the break.
• Northwood did hold a 12-8 edge in shots in the first half, but only four of NU's attempts were on goal compared to six for the Huskies. St. Cloud State held a 5-4 advantage in corner kicks in the half.
• After a number of chances, the Timberwolves got on the board in the 76th minute. Charlie Evans roofed a shot in the top left corner off a feed from Chris Escalante to make the score 3-1.
• Northwood cut the lead to one at 87:07 on a goal by Mykah Skervin. His shot from in the area found the back of the net, making the score 3-2.
• That was as close as the Timberwolves would get, however, as the Huskies held NU off the board the rest of the way to earn the win.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 22, St. Cloud State 14
• Saves: Northwood 4 (Robert Gjelaj), St. Cloud State 8 (Dawson Fairchild)
• Corners: Northwood 5, St. Cloud State 6

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Evans: Goal (3) – tied for team lead
• Skervin: Goal (3) – tied for team lead. Third straight game with a goal.
• Escalante: Assist

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to Upper Iowa Sunday (September 26). Game time is set for 1 p.m. (ET).