HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's soccer team gave everything it had today in the regular-season finale, falling to Oakland 2-1 in double overtime. The Norse finish the season 6-11 overall with a 4-6 record in Horizon League play. Oakland captured the regular-season Horizon League title with an overall record of 10-6-2 and finishing 8-1-1 in conference. 

Riddle's Quote
"Congratulations to Oakland on deservedly winning the regular-season championship. We had the chances to wrap the match up but like we've seen over and over this season it just wasn't going to be our day. While it hurts right now, we will be better for this experience moving forward." 

Scoring Summary
·      Brodie Sallows gave the Norse a 1-0 lead in the 75' as he fired a shot off of a deflected Sam Robinson attempt for the goal.
·      Oakland tied up this match less than a minute later in the 76' off a free kick from Noah Jensen that found the head of Kieran Hayes. 
·      The Golden Grizzlies saw the game-winner netted by Jensen who struck the ball after a deflected shot from Mikey Ketteman in the 103'.  

Between the Posts
·      Daniel Bermingham (6-10-0) started in goal once again for the Norse, making three total saves while facing 25 overall shots. 
·      Alessio Carbone (4-4-1) picked up the win in goal for Oakland, totaling nine saves and faced 22 shots.

Match Summary
·      Oakland posted the first shot of the contest in the 3' as Owen Smith's attempt was blocked. 
·      The Norse were issued an early yellow card as Andres Zaffino was booked in the 5'. 
·      Jesse Randall fired the first shot for NKU in the 5' with a low attempt towards the post that was saved by Oakland. 
·      The Golden Grizzlies kept the pressure on NKU as Mikey Ketteman missed wide left off of his head in the 12'.
·     Robinson looked to go to goal in the 21' but saw his shot blocked by the Golden Grizzlies. 
·      NKU was issued their second yellow card in the 27' as Sam Slocum was booked. 
·      Roberto Burlew saw a great chance in the 36' with a shot that was saved by Carbone. 
·      The Northern Kentucky bench was issued a yellow card in the 41'. 
·      Daniel Kaufman found an opening in the 42' with a low shot on goal but Carbone was there for another save. 
·      A fourth yellow card was issued to NKU in the 44' with Stian Jørgensen being booked. 
·      Oakland finished the opening half with a shot from Hayes that missed just right of the post. 
·      The Golden Grizzlies began the second half with a pair of shots as Ketteman and Hayes each look towards the NKU goal in the 47' and 48', respectively. 
·      Randall nearly missed giving the Norse the lead as his shot went just wide of the post as he collided with the Oakland goalkeeper in the 54'. 
·     NKU saw an incredible chance in the 59' as back-to-back shots on goal from Robinson and Randall were saved by Carbone.
·     Sallows recorded an attempt low and center at the Grizzlies goal in the 72', but Carbone once again was there for the save. 
·     Sallows' aggressive attacking paid off in the 75' as he found the back of the net to give NKU the lead. 
·     Oakland netted the equalizer in the 76' off a header from Hayes on a free kick by Jensen. 
·     Sallows saw another fantastic opportunity later in the 76' at the Oakland goal with a shot that hit the right post, missing giving the Norse the lead by inches. 
·     Jensen tested the NKU defense with a low shot on goal in the 82' that Bermingham scooped up. 
·     NKU capped off the second half with a shot from Randall that forced Carbone off of his line to make the save in the 88'. 
·     The first overtime period featured the first shot from Oakland as Charlie Braithwaite's attempted was blocked in the 93'. 
·     Ben Hegge looked to have a game-winning shot in the 96' as he blasted an attempt inside the box, only for Carbone to make a diving save. 
·     Only three minutes into the second overtime period, Oakland netted the game-winner with Jensen firing a shot off of a Ketteman deflection for the win. 

Norse Notes
·      Oakland out-shot NKU 25-22 on the day, however the Norse totaled 10 shots on goal compared to the Golden Grizzlies five. 
·      NKU and Oakland combined for 28 fouls in this contest. The Norse were also issued four yellow cards, all in the first half. 
·      Sallows scored his third overall goal of the season and posted a season-high four shots. 
·      Robinson tallied his second assist of the season as well.