HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's soccer team was tripped up 3-1 in a midweek nonconference contest against East Tennessee State Tuesday afternoon. NKU falls to 4-7 overall, and ETSU improves to 3-4-3 on the year. 
 
Riddle's Quote
"I think it was a typical nonconference midweek match. I think right now the reality is that all the focus for us has to be on the conference games and a big one against Detroit is coming on Saturday. Still a lot of positives to come from this one today, we gave a lot of guys opportunities to play that haven't seen a lot of minutes this year so that was really good, because we never know when we may need them down the stretch."
 
Scoring Summary
·     The Buccaneers were first on the board with a goal that was headed in by Rayhan Carlson-Du Toit in the 13^th minute. The goal was assisted by Gabriel Ramos.  
·     Tarik Pannholzer increased the ETSU lead in the 17' with another header that found the back of the net and was assisted again by Ramos.  
·     Jesse Randall took advantage of some sloppy ETSU passing in the 35' to flick the ball right past the goalkeeper for NKU's lone goal on the day. 
·     Pannholzer netted his second goal of the contest late in the opening half in the 45' with the assist from Carlson-Du Toit.  
 
Between the Posts
·      NKU's Josiah Pokopac (0-1-0) in his first start of the season finished with three total saves and faced a total of 16 shots.  
·      ETSU's Josh Perryman (3-4-3) spent the full 90:00 in goal for the opposition and totaled five saves during the contest and ended up facing 14 shots.  
 

Match Summary
·    East Tennessee State recorded the first shot of the match in the opening minute from Kieran Richards.   
·    NKU posted its first shot in the 8' from Randall that missed over the goal. 
·    Randall continued the offensive pressure with another shot in the 10' that was on target this time, forcing Perryman to make the save.   
·    ETSU took a 1-0 lead in the 13' with a goal from Carlson-Du Toit and was assisted by Ramos.  
·    The Buccaneers doubled the lead with another goal in the 17' as Pannholzer found the back of the net with Ramos assisting once again.   
·    Randall looked to test the ETSU goalkeeper again in the 30' and 33' with two shots on goal, each to the left. 
·    Randall finally got past Perryman after a bad pass was intercepted by the forward and guided the ball right into the net in the 35'.    
·    ETSU scored its third goal in the 45' as Pannholzer netted his second on the day.   
·    NKU shot out of the gate in the second half with a shot in the 47' from Burlew that just missed over the net.  
·    The Buccaneers posted its first shot of the second half in the 54' as Richards fired a strike one target but Pokopac scooped it up.   
·    Kyle Healy was issued the first yellow card of the match in the 70'. 
·    Cameron Carroll of ETSU shortly was issued a yellow card of his own in the 74'.  
·    Randall continued to rack up the shots with another in the 74' that missed over the goal.    
·    The Buccaneers totaled two additional yellow cards late in the half as Lucas Lightner (82') and Ethan Strati (84') each were booked.    
·    NKU made one final attempt on goal in the 89' as RJ Linenkugel aimed low and center, but the shot was saved by Perryman.   

Norse Notes
·    These two squads were pretty evenly matched in shots with ETSU totaling 16 and NKU recording 14. Each tallied six shots on goal as well. 
·    East Tennessee State ended the afternoon with three yellow cards compared to NKU's one.  
·    Randall has now scored seven total goals this season. The redshirt freshman also posted a career-high 10 shots. 
·    Randall now ranks tied for seventh in the nation in total goals with seven. 

Up Next
Northern Kentucky continues its home stand as the Norse resumes Horizon League play Saturday, Oct. 9 against Detroit Mercy. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the NKU Soccer Stadium.