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Cargill, Lofdahl, and DeLeon go on the attack
2
Winner Upper Iowa UIU (8-5-0, 5-5-0)
0
Northwood NWU (3-10-1, 2-7-1)
Winner
Upper Iowa UIU
(8-5-0, 5-5-0)
2
Final
0
Northwood NWU
(3-10-1, 2-7-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Upper Iowa UIU 0 2 2
Northwood NWU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Evan Brinnon, Sports Communication GA

Peacocks Notch a Shutout Win Against Northwood

The Upper Iowa men's soccer team secured their fourth shutout of the season with a 2-0 win over Northwood University in Midland, Mich. The Peacocks improve to 8-5 (5-5 GLIAC) on the season with the win, while the Timberwolves fall to 3-10-1 (2-7-1 GLIAC) with the loss. Cargill (68') and Martins Soares (86') connected on UIU's goals in the victory.

The Upper Iowa men's soccer team secured their fourth shutout of the season with a 2-0 win over Northwood University in Midland, Mich. The Peacocks improve to 8-5 (5-5 GLIAC) on the season with the win, while the Timberwolves fall to 3-10-1 (2-7-1 GLIAC) with the loss. 

The Peacocks took the first 14 shots of the match and out-shot the Timberwolves by a 15-1 margin in the first period, but the score remained 0-0 at halftime. Upper Iowa put eight of their 15 shots on goal while not allowing any to Northwood. UIU also earned four corner kicks in the first half, but the NU defense held up against a potent offensive attack from the Peacocks that could not convert its chances. 

The Timberwolves opened the second period with a shot on goal just 2:14 into the half, but Osvaldo Alonzo secured the save on the first on-target shot he faced. The Peacocks took the next four shots of the match, but the Timberwolves took three consecutive shots on a possession in the 65th minute as they looked to score. The Upper Iowa defense blocked every attempt as none of the shots made it to Alonzo, and the Peacocks thwarted the attack. 

The next dangerous attack came from the UIU offense, and a connection from Marcus DeLeon to Tate Lofdahl to Stan Cargill ended with Cargill putting the go-ahead goal into the back corner of the net at the 67:24 mark.

After a problematic attack from Northwood in the 85th minute was cut short by an offsides call, Upper Iowa made a counterattack that saw them get deep into NU territory. Italo Martins Soares sliced through the NU defense and got a pass to Cain Smith, who was deep in the NU box, and Smith tapped the ball back to Martins Soares, who doubled the UIU lead to 2-0 at the 85:36 mark.

Each team would take another off-target shot before the end of the match, but the score remained 2-0 after full time as the Peacocks secured the shutout.

PEACOCKS OF THE GAME... 
  • Stan Cargill scored the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal for the Peacocks in the 68th minute. Cargill has now scored in back-to-back matches, and he also took four shots for an aggressive UIU offense.
  • Italo Martins Soares scored for the eighth time in nine matches and gave UIU a cushion by doubling their score in the 86th minute of the 2-0 win. Martins Soares led the match with six shots and tied for the match-high with three shots on goal.
  • Tate Lofdahl assisted Cargill on Upper Iowa's game-winning goal, and he has now dished out an assist in four consecutive contests. Lofdahl also put all three of his shots on goal, tying for the most in the match.
  • Cain Smith picked up an assist on Martins Soares' goal. Smith added three shots, including two on goal, and he played full time for the 11th time in 13 matches.
  • Marcus DeLeon dished out his first assist of the season to help put UIU up 1-0 while also taking four shots. 
  • Alan Dunlop, Brady Drozdowski, Daniel Pranger, Martin Voll, and goalkeeper Osvaldo Alonzo each played the full 90 minutes for an Upper Iowa defense that recorded its fourth shutout, which is second-most in the GLIAC.

STATS OF THE GAME...
  • The Peacocks out-shot the Timberwolves by a 25-6 margin that included an 11-1 advantage in shots on goal, and seven different Peacocks took at least two shots in the match.
  • Upper Iowa earned six corner kicks while allowing just one to Northwood, including a 4-0 advantage in first-half corners. 
  • NU was whistled for nine fouls and issued two yellow cards while, UIU was only whistled for two fouls and did not get carded.

COACH'S QUOTES... "We put in a solid performance today, and eliminated a lot of the mistakes that we made last weekend to get today's result. Northwood stood firm through the first half, but I felt we deserved to break the deadlock and we came through to score two well-worked goals. Everyone played their part today, whether on the field, on the sideline, or back in Fayette. Without everyone's collective efforts these past months, these results don't happen. We had to grind it out today, and and we're thankful for this squad of players who come to work every day." - Head Coach, Willie McGowan

UP NEXT... The Peacocks will stay in Michigan for a match against Saginaw Valley State University on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. CST (12 p.m. EST) in Saginaw, Mich.
 
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