-
3
Northern Ky. NKU (1-9-2, 1-4-1)
5
Winner Cleveland St. CSU (6-3-3, 4-1-2)
Northern Ky. NKU
(1-9-2, 1-4-1)
3
Final
5
Cleveland St. CSU
(6-3-3, 4-1-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northern Ky. NKU 1 2 3
Cleveland St. CSU 4 1 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Norse drop road contest at Cleveland State

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Northern Kentucky University Norse men's soccer headed up to Cleveland on Saturday, taking on Cleveland State as the Norse continued Horizon League play. The Vikings jumped on the Norse early, taking a 4-1 lead into the halftime break. NKU battled back to make it a 4-3 game with 23 minutes to go, but an 84th-minute dagger buried the Norse. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 3, Cleveland State – 5
LOCATION: Krenzler Field – Cleveland, Ohio
RECORDS: NKU: 1-9-2 (1-4-1 HL), CSU: 6-3-3 (4-1-2 HL)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
– Northern Kentucky was out-shot 16-11 in the match, including 11-4 on goal. Both teams had a pair of corner kick opportunities. 
– Steven Boaghe Braniste scored the first goal for the Norse, which marked the captain's first points of the season. He played the full match with two shot attempts. 
– Carlos Mercé scored NKU's second, his fifth of the season, which leads the team. He also notched his first assist of the season in the match. 
– Nate Roberts recorded his first goal as a Norse, scoring from 30 yards out to put NKU within one.
– Ibrahim Piracha had two assists in the match, his first multi-assist game of his Norse career. 

NEXT UP
– Northern Kentucky hosts Robert Morris on October 17 at 7 PM. 

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