Men's Soccer Earns 2-1 Win Over Walsh

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Walsh Cavaliers 1

RECORDS: Northwood (4-7-3, 3-5-2 G-MAC), Walsh (5-5-2, 3-5-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Larry Staudt Field – North Canton, Ohio

RECAP: The Northwood men's soccer team visited the Walsh Cavaliers on Saturday (October 14). The Timberwolves came out of North Canton with their third G-MAC victory, 2-1.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Through the first half of a wet and slippery game, Walsh had the edge in shot attempts 6-4 as well as 5-1 in corner opportunities.
• Oliver Jarvis and Adrian Lekocaj teamed up to break the scoreless match in the 59'. The left-to-right cross seemed to be Northwood's bread and butter for both men's and women's soccer. NU capitalized on an errant pass by the Cavs goalkeeper as a crashing Quinn led Lekocaj with a pass toward the left post that he intercepted for the match's and his first career goal.
• The Cavs would score the equalizer in the 66' off a curve ball from 20 yards out, 1-1.
• All three of the match's goals were scored within 10 minutes of game time. A foul by Walsh's goalkeeper in the 18-yard box allowed the Timberwolves to take the lead. Jarvis would give NU the lead for good with his G-MAC-leading 10^th goal of the season.
• Jarvis is the first player since 2015 (James DeCosemo – 13, Keaton Levock – 12, and Mayowa Olufeko – 10) to have at least 10 goals in a single season.

TOP NU PERFORMERS 

• Jarvis: Goal (10), Assist
• Lekocaj: Goal (1)

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 10 (4), Walsh 16 (9)
• Saves: Northwood 8 (Robert Gjelaj), Walsh 2 (Charlie Walker)
• Corners: Northwood 3, Walsh 7

UP NEXT

• Men's soccer is back in action next Saturday (October 21) for a home match against Malone. First kick is set for 3 p.m. at Dean Field in Midland.