Cedarville Explodes In Second Half To Beat Men's Soccer

OVERVIEW – #9 CEDARVILLE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 0, Cedarville Yellow Jackets 4

RECORDS: Northwood (0-9-5, 0-8-3 G-MAC), Cedarville (9-0-5, 7-0-3 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Men's Soccer hosted the No. 9-ranked team in the land, Cedarville, on Thursday (October 23). The Timberwolves held serve into the half, but the Yellow Jackets turned up the heat in the second half to earn the decisive.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood controlled the early tempo, recording seven of the match's first nine shots — but neither side could convert, sending the match into halftime locked at 0–0 with NU holding an 8–6 shot edge.
• Cedarville struck first in the 52', then quickly doubled the advantage in the 64' after a follow-up on a shot that hit the right post made it 2–0.
• A relentless 11–0 shot surge from Cedarville to open the second half kept Northwood pinned deep, and an adjustment in CU's shape led to a third goal in the 77' to open the match up.
• The Yellow Jackets added one final goal in the 82' to secure a 4–0 result, outshooting Northwood 16–2 in the closing 45 minutes.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 10 (2), Cedarville 22 (10)
• Saves: Northwood 6 (Chase Harmelink), Cedarville 2
• Corners: Northwood 0, Cedarville 7

UP NEXT

• Men's Soccer heads south to take on the Panthers of Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday (October 25) in Owensboro. Match time is set for 5 p.m. CT/  6 p.m. ET