Men's Soccer Defeats Saginaw Valley 2-1

OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 1

RECORDS: Northwood (2-8-1, 1-5-1 GLIAC), Saginaw Valley (7-3, 4-2 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Midland Community Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Men's Soccer defeats Saginaw Valley 2-1 Sunday afternoon (October 10).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The match was held scoreless until the 30th minute of the game. Chase Clark capitalized on a Jake Nicholls free kick, heading it past the goalie to give Northwood the 1-0 lead.
• The Timberwolves held the 1-0 advantage into the halftime break. SVSU had the slight edge on shots, taking 10 to NU's 8.
• The Cardinals got on the board in the second half as Brady Walker found the back of the net at 51:31. This tied the score at 1-1.
• Northwood took the lead thanks to another free kick from Nicholls. Nicholls crossed the ball to Amedeo Crovasce, who headed the ball into the net to make the score 2-1.
• The Cardinals were unable to respond as the Timberwolves earned the 2-1 victory over their rivals and picked up their first GLIAC win of the season.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 10, Saginaw Valley 21
• Saves: Northwood 9 (Robert Gjelaj), Saginaw Valley 1 (Harley Callum)
• Corners: Northwood 2, Saginaw Valley 3

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Clark: Goal (2)
• Crovasce: Goal (1)
• Nicholls: Two assists (3)
• Gjelaj: Nine saves

UP NEXT

• Northwood will travel to Northern Michigan Friday (October 15). Game time is set for 3 p.m.