DAYTON, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky men's soccer was defeated in the final match of the 2023 regular season by arch rival Wright State on the road in Dayton Wednesday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wright State – 5, Northern Kentucky – 1
LOCATION: Alumni Field at Rinzler Student Sports Complex – Dayton, OH
RECORDS: NKU: 4-10-3 (3-6 Horizon), WSU: 4-8-5 (3-4-2 Horizon)
MATCH BREAKDOWN
- Wright State claimed the opening goal in this match in the 2' minute as Jacob Adams got the Raiders on the board early.
- Adams followed up with his second goal of the day in the 39' minute to see Wright State up 2-0 heading into the break.
- WSU added to their lead with a goal from Reece Allbaugh on a penalty kick in the 63' minute.
- The Norse got onto the scoreboard in the 83' minute with goal from NKU senior Roberto Burlew off the assist from fellow senior classmen Ben Hegge and sophomore Parker Vasic.
- Burlew netted his third goal of the year today which saw his career total jump up to seven overall. This was his third goal of the season as well, a career-high for the senior Norse defender.
- This was Hegge's second straight contest with an assist, increasing his season total up to six and his overall career total to 11 in a Norse uniform.
- Vasic notched his second assist of the season, his third overall in his young Norse career. Parker finishes the 2023 year with a career-high in assists as well with two overall.
- The Raiders answered Northern Kentucky right back with a goal in the 84' minute from Conner Osterholt on an assist from Dominic Ruffolo.
- Wright State capped off their scoring in the 86' minute with a goal from Ruffolo on an assist from Henry Hutchinson.
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