The Northwestern men’s soccer team was defeated 2-1 by Dordt on Tuesday, Oct. 21. NW dropped into a sixth-place tie in the GPAC, while Dordt takes sole possession of second. NW stands at 10-5-1 record.
The Defenders struck first blood on the 37th minute with the first half’s lone goal.
After the break, Dordt took a 2-0 lead in the 77th minute.
The Raiders scored on the 79th minute when sophomore midfielder Wesley Lockwood knocked in an unassisted goal to bring the score to 2-1.
With 10 minutes remaining, NW failed to score an equalizer goal as Dordt loaded the back half of the field with defenders .
Lockwood led the contest with five shots with three on goal and the lone NW score. Junior forward Ryan Johnson notched four shots with one on goal. Junior midfielder Ben Fetter recorded three shots with one on goal. Senior midfielder Gabriel Goncalves also had three shots. Junior goalkeeper Aaron Bosch made two saves.
NW returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 25 with a home contest against Hastings at 4 p.m.
