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2
Winner Bowling Green BGSU (2-6-2, 0-1-0)
1
Northern Ky. NKU (1-7-1, 1-2-0)
Winner
Bowling Green BGSU
(2-6-2, 0-1-0)
2
Final
1
Northern Ky. NKU
(1-7-1, 1-2-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bowling Green BGSU 0 2 2
Northern Ky. NKU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Norse suffer second-half stumble to Bowling Green

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University Norse men's soccer returned home on Tuesday to take on Bowling Green, a week after dropping a non-conference match to Dayton. The Norse struck early, as Bennett Gerak played a quick corner to Carlos Mercé, who buried a shot from the top corner of the box to put the Norse ahead. NKU took a one-nil lead into halftime, but momentum started to shift in favor of the Falcons, who eventually scored in the 74th and 80th minutes to take one on the road from the Norse. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 1, Bowling Green 2
LOCATION: NKU Soccer Stadium – Highland Heights, Ky. 
RECORDS: NKU: 1-7-1 (1-2-0 HL), BG: 2-6-2 (1-0 MVC)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
– BGSU recorded 18 shots to NKU's ten. The Falcons had seven shots on goal while the Norse had four. Bowling Green also won the corner battle, with nine to NKU's six. 
– Carlos Mercé's first-half goal marked his third of the season, while Bennett Gerak's assist was his third. Gerak now leads the team in points with seven. 
– Ibrahim Piracha led NKU with four shots, two coming on goal. 
– Michael Luechauer recorded three shots with one on goal. 
– Norse keeper Caleb Pearson made five saves in the match. 

NEXT UP
– Northern Kentucky resumes Horizon League play on Saturday at NIU, taking on the Huskies at 2 PM. 

FOLLOW NKU NORSE MEN'S SOCCER
Get in the game and follow Northern Kentucky's NCAA Division I men's soccer team through @NKUNorseSOC on Twitter, @NKUNorseMSOC on Instagram, nkunorseMsoc on Facebook and subscribe to the NKU Norse YouTube channel.
 
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