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Doug Cochran (Sport Focus Media)
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Winner Bowling Green BGSU (7-3-1)
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Northern Kentucky NKU (0-10-2)
Winner
Bowling Green BGSU
(7-3-1)
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Final
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Northern Kentucky NKU
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bowling Green BGSU 0 2 2
Northern Kentucky NKU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Melissa Powell, NKU Athletic Communications

@NKUNorseMSOC falls to BGSU in final minutes, 2-1

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – With three minutes left in regulation, Bowling Green's Alexis Souahy netted the game-winner to lead the Falcons to a 2-1 win over the Northern Kentucky University men's soccer team. NKU's lone goal came from Campbell Morris on an assist from Kobie Qualah in the first half.

"We were competitive in the first half, we went out there and won a lot of 50/50 balls and had some conviction, which is what got us in the game," said head coach John Basalyga. "In the second half, to their credit, they came back and put us under pressure and the two goals we gave up were just lack of mentality."

With the result, NKU dips to 0-10-2 overall while BGSU improves to 7-3-1.

NKU Scoring Summary
  • NKU scored the only goal of the first half in the 25th minute. Qualah served the ball in from the far right wing for Morris who deposited the goal from the top center of the five-yard box.

Between the Posts
  • Owen Betz earned his third start in goal and posted four saves including three in the second period.
  • Betz was key in NKU's corner kick defense, preventing BGSU from scoring on five second-half corner kicks.
  • BGSU's Noah Kummer registered a trio of saves including two in the first half.

First Half Summary
  • NKU did not allow a BGSU shot until the 34th minute and dominated offensively, firing nine shots to BGSU's two.
  • Morris posted four total shots in the first half, two on goal, including the 25th minute tally that handed NKU a 1-0 edge.
  • Nick Perez had a good look in the 37th minute, firing a shot off the far right post on a cross from Tucker Monheimer.

Second Half Summary
  • The momentum shifted in the second half with Bowling Green notching 12 shots, four on goal to NKU's two shots, one on goal.
  • BGSU's Souahy scored his first of two goals in the 60th minute for the match equalizer. Souahy volleyed in a serve from the right side to knot the match at 1-1.
  • Souahy struck again in the 87th minute on a double-assist from Jacob Roth and Joe Sullivan. Sullivan played the ball upfield, where it was then crossed into the box by Roth for Souahy's finish.

Norse Notes
  • Morris posted a game-high four shots while Diego Martinez had two shots, one on goal.
  • Morris is now tied with Qualah for a team-leading two goals this season. Qualah leads the squad in points with five.

Up Next
  • The Norse return to action on Saturday, Oct. 8 when they play host to League foe Cleveland State at 7:30 p.m. at NKU Soccer Stadium following the women's match against Youngstown State at 4:30.
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