Hart Comes Up Clutch As Men's Soccer Takes Tie Versus UMSL

OVERVIEW – Missouri-St. Louis

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Missouri-St. Louis Tritons 2

RECORDS: Northwood (0-0-1), Missouri-St. Louis (0-0-1)

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, MI.

RECAP: Northwood draws 2-2 tie with Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday (August 25) following a big performance from Lucas Hart (London, England). 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Timberwolves took the advantage early into the game with a goal by Hart at 13:01. He capitalized on a free kick just outside of the box to put NU up 1-0.
• Northwood held onto the 1-0 advantage going into the break. Missouri St. Louis took six shots in the half to Northwood's five.
• The Tritons evened the score to 1-1 with an unassisted goal by Leo Sowa in the 53^rd minute.
• UMSL took the 2-1 lead in the 73^rd minute on a penalty kick by Armon Kovac.
• With just 2:18 remaining, Hart came up big for the Timberwolves again, finding the back of the net once again as NU earned the 2-2 tie. Neil Langan (Dublin, Ireland) set Hart up from near midfield to the far corner ricocheting off the goalkeeper, to the right foot of Hart, and into the bottom left corner of the goal. 

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 13, Missouri-St. Louis 19
• Saves: Northwood 6 (Robert Gjelaj), Missouri-St. Louis 3 (Austin Reis)
• Corners: Northwood 5, Missouri-St. Louis 8

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Hart: 2 goals
• Langan: Assist

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to a familiar foe from the past in Purdue Northwest on Sunday (August 28) with the first kick set for 5:00 PM ET/ 4:00 CT.