Posted: Aug 31, 2023

Men's Soccer Takes Down The Wildcats On The Road In Marquette To Start 2023

Northwood

(1-0-0, 0-0-0)

Northern Mich.

(0-1-0, 0-0-0)

Final

Northwood (1-0-0, 0-0-0)

Northern Mich. (0-1-0, 0-0-0)

Scoring Summary

1st - 20:18 - Luke Kalavitz (Northwood)

2nd - 46:58 - Oliver Jarvis (Northwood)

2nd - 52:59 - Jan Hoffmann (Northern Mich.)

2nd - 71:59 - Cian Tunney (Northern Mich.)

2nd - 77:28 - Chris Escalante (Northwood)

2nd - 81:48 - Luke Kalavitz (Northwood)

Game Leaders

Northwood

G: Luke Kalavitz - 2

A: Patrick Hamilton - 2

Sh: Oliver Jarvis - 5

Sv: Robert Gjelaj - 7

Northern Mich.

G: 2 Players (#9, #13) - 1

A: Fernando Abascal - 1

Sh: Jan Hoffmann - 9

Sv: Florian Palmowski - 5

Team Stats

Northwood

Northern Mich.

Shots (on goal)

17 (9)

20 (9)

Saves

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Full stats

OVERVIEW – NORTHERN MICHIGAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 4, Northern Michigan Wildcats 2

RECORDS: Northwood (1-0-0, 0-0-0 G-MAC), Northern Michigan (0-1-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC)

LOCATION: NMU Soccer Field - Marquette, Mich.

RECAP: The Northwood men's soccer team traveled to Marquette to open their 2023 season on Thursday (August 31). Luke Kalavitz and the Timberwolves would escape victorious following two second-half goals in the final 12 minutes of the match to win 4-2.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

A tightly contested first half between the two schools. Northern led with nine shots followed by NU's 7. This accounted for both having three shots on goal to finish the half.
Northwood applied pressure in the 21^'[, a shot low center by Andrew Simon would be saved, but moments later junior Kalavitz put the Timberwolves out in front, 1-0 NU. Kalavitz's goal was the first of his career.
Coming out of the break, the Timberwolves came out firing. A shot by Amadeo Crovasce would leak high, but Oliver Jarvis would add to the lead with a goal in the 47', 2-0 NU.
The Wildcats' attack would find success with subsequent on-goal shots in the 53' including a save that wouldn't keep the Cats from scoring, 2-1 NU.
Northern would capitalize on another opportunity scoring the equalizer in the 72' 2-2.
The game saw hard fouls throughout with Northwood collecting seven yellow cards while Northern finished with six.
Chris Escalante would later break the tie off a pass from Patrick Hamilton in the 78', 3-2 NU.
Kalavitz would later put the game out of reach four minutes later in the 82', scoring his second for a brace and the second of his career, 4-2 NU. Hamilton would earn his second assist of the match on the goal.