A Defensive Slugfest: Men's Soccer Draws Against PNW

OVERVIEW – PURDUE NORTHWEST

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 0, Purdue Northwest Pride 0

RECORDS: Northwood (0-0-2), Purdue Northwest (0-1-1)

LOCATION: Pepsi Field – Hammond, Indiana

RECAP: The Northwood men's soccer team played its first true road game of the season Sunday (August 28) at Purdue Northwest. Neither team wanted to concede anything, thus both team combined for 11 shots total and ending the game in a 0-0 draw.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Robert Gjelaj played a critical part in keeping the tie intact. The Northwood goalkeeper turned away the only two shots on goal by PNW. Both occurred at critical points in the second half (56' and 69')

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 3, Purdue Northwest 8
• Saves: Northwood 2 (Robert Gjelaj), Purdue Northwest 0 (Maurice Twill)
• Corners: Northwood 2, Purdue Northwest 3

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Gjelaj: 2 Saves

UP NEXT

• Northwood will head back home to Midland where they will host three teams in Saginaw Valley State, Davenport, and Tiffin next weekend. The GLIAC/GMAC crossover will include Northwood and Tiffin playing both SVSU and Davenport.
• Northwood's games are scheduled for 11 AM Friday (September 2) versus Davenport at Dean Field.
• The second game of the weekend series is set to take place at Hantz Stadium versus SVSU at 2:30 PM on Sunday (September 4).