Men's Soccer Drops Conference Opener At Ashland

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 1, Ashland Eagles 4

RECORDS: Northwood (0-2-2, 0-1-0 G-MAC), Ashland (2-2-1, 1-1-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Ferguson Field – Ashland, Ohio

RECAP: Men's Soccer opened Great Midwest play at Ashland on Thursday afternoon (September 18). The Eagles ran away with the match in the first half as the Timberwolves never found their footing, falling 4-1.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood found themselves down early. Two mistakes cost the Timberwolves two goals.
• Northwood's struggles continued, giving up another score late in the first half. Ashland held the 3-0 lead and  at the half 
• The Timberwolves could not crack the Ashland defense. The Eagles added another goal in the 72' to hold a 4-0 lead before the Timberwolves finally found the back of the net with Arthur White's goal to the lower left corner in the 84'.
• Ashland held the three-goal lead for the final six minutes to take the match 4-1.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 10 (5), Ashland 15 (9)
• Saves: Northwood 5 (Albie Perez), Ashland 4
• Corners: Northwood 4, Ashland 7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• White: Goal (1)

UP NEXT

• Men's Soccer visits Walsh Saturday (September 18) to continue conference play. Match time is set for 4:30 p.m. at Larry Staudt Field in North Canton.