Men's Soccer Falls In GMAC Debut Versus Cedarville, 2-1

OVERVIEW – CEDARVILLE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 1, Cedarville Yellow Jackets 2

RECORDS: Northwood (1-1-3), Cedarville (2-0-1)

LOCATION: Yellow Jacket Field - Cedarville, OH

RECAP: The Northwood men's soccer team began GMAC play Thursday (September 8) at Cedarville. The Timberwolves conceded two goals in the first half and could not overcome the deficit, falling to the Yellow Jackets, 2-1.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood's slow start coupled with an inability to get any offense going resulted in a 2-0 halftime deficit.
• Cedarville scored in the 14' and again in the 35'. Northwood conceded both goals directly after saves by Robert Gjelaj. During both play sequences, the first shots ricocheted back to offensive players before being scored.
• Gjelaj fended off a late first-half penalty kick to keep the score 2-0.
• Cedarville would miss another penalty high in the 63'.
• In the 70', the Timberwolves would make things interesting. Andrew Simon's corner kick received at the top of the box by Seamus Quinn ended in the top left side of the net via Seamus' right foot, 2-1 CU.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 10, Cedarville 20
• Saves: Northwood 7 (Robert Gjelaj), Cedarville 2 (Jared Zacharias)
• Corners: Northwood 5, Cedarville 7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Quinn: Goal (3)
• Simon: Assist
• Gjelaj: 7 Saves

UP NEXT

• Northwood will finish a two-game road trip in Ohio as they battle Malone on September 10 at 4 PM.