Upper Iowa fell to Northwood University by a 5-0 count in today's match. The Peacocks fall to 0-7-0 (0-4-0) on the season while Northwood improves to 4-3-1 (2-2-0).
Northwood got out to an early 1-0 lead in the first half. The match was scoreless for the first fifteen minutes of play. Junior forward Nino Evola got the Timberwolves on the board in the 15th minute, scoring his first goal of the season off a breakaway. The two teams shut down each others offenses for the remainder of the first half. Upper Iowa and Northwood went head to head in the half, both teams got off six shots, three of which were on goal.
Northwood took control of the game in the second half, scoring four more unanswered goals. The first score of the second half came within the first two minutes of action. The goal came off the foot of junior forward Austin Hobbs for his second goal of the season, assisting him on the play was junior midfielder Jack Doyle. Shortly after in the 50th minute, Hobbs found senior defender Josh Wates open on the right side who was able to find the net, scoring his first goal on the year and putting the Timberwolves up 3-0. Wates quickly scored again off a turnover in the 54th minute.
The two teams then played 35 minutes of scoreless soccer. In the final minute, freshman midfielder Kie Dyer scored off a corner kick from Hobbs sealing the Northwood victory at 5-0.
TURNING POINT... Hobbs' goal early on in the second half began a run for the Timberwolves that resulted in three goals scored within a seven minute span that ultimately won the game for Northwood.
PEACOCK OF THE GAME... Junior forward
Dylan Mientus lead the attack for the Peacock offense. He had three shots of the 10 Upper Iowa shots on the day, two of which were on goal.
STATS OF THE GAME...
- Peacocks goalkeeper Anthony Velez made eight saves compared to just six by the Northwood goalkeeper.
- Northwood outshot Upper Iowa 18 to four in the second half.
QUOTABLES...
"We'll be glad to get home and start preparations for the rest of the season. Four straight away games to start our first season in the GLIAC has been very tough on the boys and their confidence, and it showed again today."
"We've been competitive through the first half of play and could have leveled it up right before the break. Ultimately, we haven't taken our chances to score and we've been outmatched on set pieces to concede goals."
"We know we have it in us to get results so we'll continue to work on preventing our mistakes and improve as much as we can before next weekend."
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Willie McGowan, Head Soccer Coach
UP NEXT... The Peacocks will host their first set of GLIAC home matches. Upper Iowa will first take on Davenport University on Friday, Oct. 4 at 3:30 p.m. The Peacocks will then play Ashland University on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2:30 p.m. Visit UIUPeacocks/Live to follow along via live stats and a webcast.
