Men's Soccer Falls 2-1 To Thomas More

OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 1, Thomas More Saints 2

RECORDS: Northwood (2-6-3, 1-4-2 G-MAC), Thomas More (5-5-1, 3-3-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: The Northwood men's soccer team finished their three-match homestand with a loss to the visiting Saints from Thomas More on Wednesday (October 4) 2-1.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Timberwolves and Saints seemed to be virtually an even match for each other although TMU had the edge in shots (8-5), and the Timberwolves had the edge in corners (4-2) going into the halftime break.
• Just under six minutes into the second half, the Saints capitalized on a deflected corner that fell to the feet of an open Saint. They would score to go up 1-0 early in the second half.
• The Saints would later capitalize on a two-on-one break away down the left post. A pass to the open man extended the lead to 2-0, TMU.
• Northwood kept themselves in it, getting themselves on the board in the 84'. Owen Turner's header from Amedeo Crovasce on a corner put Northwood on the board. Turner's goal is the first of his career as he played in his 44^th match.
• NU's goal would be the last of any scoring as the Timberwolves would later fall, 2-1.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 12 (6), Thomas More 15 (6)
• Saves: Northwood 4 (3 – Nick Borkowski), Thomas More 5 (Emilio Benmergui-Rodriquez)
• Corners: Northwood 1, Thomas More 5

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Turner: Goal (1)
• Crovasce: Assist

UP NEXT

• Men's soccer hits the road on Saturday (October 7) for a road conference match at Malone. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.