Men's Soccer Opens 2025 With A Hard Fought Draw In Marquette

OVERVIEW – NORTHERN MICHIGAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 0, Northern Michigan Wildcats 0

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

LOCATION: NMU Soccer Field – Marquette, Mich.

RECAP: Men's Soccer opened its 2025 season on the road in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on Thursday afternoon (September 4). Northwood took on Northern Michigan in Marquette, battling the Wildcats to a draw, 0-0.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Timberwolves opened with the first look of the match in the 11', when Ezekial Bargas put a shot on target that was saved.
• Northern Michigan responded with pressure in the 19', firing back-to-back shots. Albie Perez secured his first of three first-half saves during Northern's pressure.
• The Wildcats would hold an 8-3 shot advantage at the half, but Northwood's defense continued to bend but never broke.
• The stalemate bled into the second half; Northwood's best chance came on a small breakaway on the right side of the box. Bargas' shot would be saved off the line in the 58'.
• Northwood defended seven of Northern's corner opportunities throughout the match. The Timberwolf defense, along with Perez's career-high six saves, sent the match to a 0-0 draw.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 12 (4), Northern Michigan 18 (6)
• Saves: Northwood 6 (Albie Perez), Northern Michigan 4
• Corners: Northwood 1, Northern Michigan 7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Perez: 6 saves

UP NEXT

• Northwood men's soccer is back on the road to Caledonia, Mich., to take on Davenport on September 11. Match time is set for 5 p.m. at DU's Turf Field.