Men's Soccer Scores Twice But Falls To Kentucky Wesleyan 4-2

OVERVIEW – KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 4

RECORDS: Northwood (0-10-5, 0-9-3 G-MAC), Kentucky Wesleyan (7-2-6, 7-2-2 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Panther Field – Owensboro, Ky.

RECAP: Men's Soccer traveled to Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday (October 25) for a high-tempo matchup in Owensboro. The Timberwolves struck twice in the first half, but the Panthers' second-half surge proved decisive in the 4–2 final.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood opened the scoring in the 7' when Nathan Casal converted a high-center finish off a quick pass from Lucas Bruni and a long ball from Oliver Jarvis for a 1–0 lead.
• Kentucky Wesleyan's perfect corner in the 12' saw their header score a low shot inside the left post, 1–1.
• The Timberwolves regained the edge in the 17' as Brendan Gerard finished low left from a Josh Rowland assist, 2–1 Northwood.
• The match's back-and-forth scoring continued minutes later when the Panthers answered again in the 27', slotting home a low strike through two NU defenders to the far post to make it 2–2.
• KWC capped off the scoring in the first half. They pulled ahead 3–2 in the 38' after sustained pressure off a corner led to a high-center finish, their second set piece
• At the half, KWC led 3-2, but Northwood outshot Kentucky Wesleyan 6–5 overall and earned three corner kicks to the Panthers' four, while each side found the net twice in a fast-paced, back-and-forth opening 45 minutes.
• In the 67', following a Panther red card, they extended the lead to two. A cross to another header inside the near post gave the Panthers the 4-2 lead.
• The 4-2 score held over the final 23 minutes as the Timberwolves couldn't strike through the 10-man Panthers and fell 4-2.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 13 (5), Kentucky Wesleyan 12 (4)
• Saves: Northwood 0, Kentucky Wesleyan 3
• Corners: Northwood 6, Kentucky Wesleyan 7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Casal: Goal (1)
• Gerard: Goal (3)
• Rowland: Assist
• Bruni: Assist
• Jarvis: Assist

UP NEXT

• Men's Soccer is back in action after their week off and takes on Malone Saturday (November 1) in Midland. Match time is set for 4 p.m. and Senior Day festivities will take place before the match.