Jarvis Scores Late Game Winner As Men's Soccer Survives Versus ODU, 2-1

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Ohio Dominican Panthers 1

RECORDS: Northwood (6-3-4, 5-3-1), Ohio Dominican (3-7-3, 3-5-2)

LOCATION: Panther Stadium – Columbus, Ohio

RECAP: The Northwood men's soccer team traveled to Ohio Thursday for an Ohio series versus Ohio Dominican (October 13) and Ashland (October 15). In their first matchup with the Panthers on Thursday, the Timberwolves would leave with a win 2-1 following a dramatic last five minutes that saw two penalty kicks and four yellow cards.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Ohio Dominican jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 15', sliding one beneath the diving Robert Gjelaj, 1-0 ODU.
• Northwood's Chris Escalante would score his first career goal in the 37'. A laser to the upper left corner would be the equalizer following an assist by Lucas Hart that tied the game up at 1-1.
• Much like the first game, both teams played tough defense forcing shot selection to be much more critical.
• A Gjelaj diving save with a Panther player barreling down seam kept the score 1-1 in the 68'.
• Oliver Jarvis's aggressiveness in the 86' forced a foul by Ohio Dominican in the box. Jarvis would score the game-winning goal off the penalty kick to the lower left corner, 2-1 NU.
• ODU would earn a penalty of their own a minute later but would be unable to convert the try as the ball would bang off the upper post that ricocheted back into the field of play, 2-1 NU.
• The tight game saw seven yellow cards handed out in the second half alone. Northwood would prevail 2-1 fouling the missed penalty by ODU.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 15, Ohio Dominican 12
• Saves: Northwood 6 (Robert Gjelaj), Ohio Dominican 3 (Ethan Kraynak)
• Corners: Northwood 3, Ohio Dominican 2

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Escalante: Goal (1)
• Hart: Assist
• Jarvis: GW Goal (3)

UP NEXT

• Northwood will finish the road trip at Ashland on Saturday (October 15). Start time for the Eagles versus the Timberwolves is 3 PM.