HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's soccer team took its first win of the season with a 1-0 result against Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon. Both NKU and Milwaukee are 1-1 on the young season.  

"First I'd like to thank the administration and all of the support staff for getting this game to go ahead," said head coach Stu Riddle. "These were the coldest conditions I've ever been involved in in a match and it made it very difficult for both teams. We needed these three points after dropping three points at home to Detroit Mercy last week after taking the lead. I thought we showed great resilience and great character to hold onto that one-nil win today when, quite fairly, they had a lot more possession than we did.

"This is a big move for this program; Milwaukee's the only team I haven't beaten in the three years I have been here, so it's nice to check that one off the list and know that we can compete and beat anyone in this league." 

NKU SCORING SUMMARY 

• Dylan Bufton scored his first goal as a Norse in the 26th-minute off of assists from Sam Robinson and Brodie Sallows.  

BETWEEN THE POSTS 

• Daniel Bermingham notched his first-career shutout, facing seven shots and making a pair of saves.   

MATCH SUMMARY 

• It took seven minutes to get settled into a rhythm for NKU before Roberto Burlew took a shot attempt that went high.  
• Milwaukee's Joshua Kidder received a yellow card in the 15th minute.  
• Sallows was one-on-one with the keeper in the 22nd minute, taking a great shot that was ultimately saved by the keeper's legs.  
• On the right side of the pitch, Sallows dished to Robinson deep in the penalty arc, who gave the ball to Bufton in the 26th minute. Bufton drilled a shot into the low-right corner of the goal to give the Norse a 1-0 edge.  
• Andrés Zaffino received a yellow card in the 29th minute.  
• Milwaukee dominated possession for the rest of the half. NKU's only good look at goal came from a straight shot down the middle by Justin Earle in the 39th minute.  
• Milwaukee controlled possession again early in the second half. It wasn't until a Bufton shot in the 57th minute spawned two corner opportunities to give NKU some consistent looks on offense.  
• Milwaukee's Paolo Gratton received a yellow card in the 79th minute.  
• An incredibly dangerous shot attempt was taken by the Panthers in the 86th minute, but Bermingham stood up to the challenge, making the save in the lower-right corner of the posts.  
• Robinson was given a yellow card in the 87th minute.  

NORSE NOTES 

• Although Bufton's goal is his first as a Norse, it's not his first in college. Bufton transferred to NKU from Tyler Junior College, where he scored 14 goals and six assists in two seasons.  
• Robinson's assist is the first of his career and Sallows' is his second, with the last coming in a 2-0 win over Canisius on September 8, 2019.  
• Bermingham secures the first shutout since Baj Maan stifled Bradley in a 5-0 win on Nov. 1, 2019.  

UP NEXT 

NKU travels to Wright State on Tuesday, Feb. 16 for a 1:00 p.m. matchup.