NKU's Seth Eckerlin (right) battles UW-Parkside's Niklas Boedts for the ball.
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WILDER, Ky. –
Andrew Montgomery and
Braden Bishop each scored second-half goals Sunday as No. 1 Northern Kentucky University rallied for a 3-2 win against No. 24 Wisconsin-Parkside in a battle of nationally ranked NCAA Division II men's soccer teams.
After Wisconsin-Parkside took a 2-1 lead early in the second half, Montgomery countered at the 54:45 mark with his sixth goal of the season.
Tommy Barrick and
Kevin Donnelly assisted on Montgomery's tying goal.
Following a Wisconsin-Parkside foul in the box against NKU's
Steven Beattie, Bishop converted a penalty kick at the 59:13 mark to give the Norse a 3-2 lead. The NKU defense held on to the lead, and the Norse bounced back from Friday night's stunning 2-1 upset at the hands of unranked Saint Joseph's.
NKU gained a 1-0 lead just six minutes into the game when
Seth Eckerlin found the back of the net off a header that was assisted by
John Swiastyn. Wisconsin-Parkside, though, tied the contest at 1-all late in the first half on Collin Monahan's goal.
NKU improved to 8-1-1 overall, 5-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Wisconsin-Parkside dropped to 8-2-1 overall, 4-2-1 in the GLVC. NKU is now 11-13-3 all-time against Wisconsin-Parkside.
NKU finished with a 22-13 advantage in shots and a 7-4 edge in corner kicks. NKU goalie
Michael Lavric collected the win and made four saves.
NKU hits the road for Romeoville, Ill., to meet Lewis in a GLVC showdown on Friday. The Norse conclude the road trip next Sunday with a game at Illinois-Springfield.
