MILWAUKEE – The Northern Kentucky men's soccer team was taken down on the road Saturday afternoon by a final score of 3-1. NKU falls to 6-9 overall this season and 4-5 in the Horizon League. The Panthers jump to 7-5-1 overall and 5-2-1 in conference play.
Riddle's Quote
"I'm very proud of the players today despite the result. They gave everything they had in the tank and we created some good opportunities to score. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be our day, but I am feeling positive going into the last two games of the season."
Scoring Summary
· The Norse found themselves on the board first with a strike from
Jesse Randall in the 31'.
· Milwaukee answered with an equalizer in the 38' from Abdu Regassa with the assist from Gabe Anguil and Adi Vaknin.
· The Panthers netted the game winner in the 65' with Regassa again and Gabe Anguil and Vaknin with the assist.
· Logan Farrington capped off the Milwaukee scoring in the 88' with the assist from Joshua Kidder and Anguil.
Between the Posts
· NKU's
Daniel Bermingham (6-8-0) spent the full 90' between the posts for the Norse, totaling six saves after seeing 22 total shots.
· Gijs Van Schouten (4-3) started in goal for the Panthers and he finished the day with seven saves along with 12 shots faced.
Match Summary
· Milwaukee looked to test Bermingham early with a shot on goal in the 5' that the NKU goalkeeper scooped up with ease.
· The Norse posted their opening shot in the 13' with
Roberto Burlew missing out to the left.
· The Panthers continued their aggressive play, adding another shot on goal in the 16', this time from Kidder.
· The first yellow card issued in this match went to Phillip Reiwerts in the 20'.
· Shortly after the Norse saw themselves booked as
Ryan Godding was issued the yellow card in the 21'.
· Northern Kentucky looked to go to goal in the 28' as
Sam Robinson missed high.
· Randall finally broke through for the Norse to put NKU on top in the 38' with a goal.
· The Panthers were quick to answer back with a goal of their own in the 38' with Regassa scoring his first on the day.
· Milwaukee continued a barrage of shots to begin the second half, recording shots in both the 47' and the 50'.
· The Panthers netted the equalizer in the 65' as Regassa scored his second goal on the day.
·
Brodie Sallows was next up to fire a shot on goal, however this attempt was saved by Van Schouten.
· NKU was issued three yellows card over the span of the 81' and through the 84,'
Samuel Nwosu,
Sam Slocum and Burlew.
· Milwaukee finished off this conference contest with another goal in the 88' with a goal from Farrington.
Norse Notes
· The Panthers out-shot the Norse 22-12 overall.
· Milwaukee finished the contest with nine total corners compared to that of Northern Kentucky's two.
· The Norse were issued a total of five yellow cards, whereas the Panthers only saw day the day.
· Randall netted his ninth goal of the season and now as accumulated 23 points during the year as well.
Up Next
Northern Kentucky will remain away from home for its next match as the Norse travel to Conway, South Carolina to take on Coastal Carolina in a nonconference matchup on Saturday, Oct. 30 with match time set for 7 p.m.
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