Northwestern out-shot Concordia 16-12 and had a 5-3 corner kick advantage last Saturday, Sept. 18, but ended up losing 2-1 in overtime.
The Bulldogs scored first in the 27th minute. The Red Raiders got a break in the 55th minute when a header by a Concordia player bounced into their own goal. Sophomore Jonathan Taves got credit for the goal.
Neither team was able to score in regulation, but Concordia found the back of the net in the 103rd minute to claim the win.
Taves had six shots, four on goal and one goal to lead the Raiders. Sophomore Mario Garcia added three shots, all on goal. Senior Jeff Lanser made four saves in the goal and allowed two goals.
NW lost its third one-goal game in a row on Tuesday, Sept. 21, to Morningside, 3-2. The Mustangs scored the first three goals of the game, but the Raiders didn’t go down without a fight, scoring two goals in the last eight minutes of play. Senior Dereck Ball scored the first goal unassisted and senior Aron Pall scored the next on an assist from freshman Justin Lehman. The Raiders were out-shot 10-6 but had a 2-0 corner kick advantage. Pall had three shots-on-goal to lead the team. Ball added two shots-on-goal and freshman Jeriah Dunk had one. Lanser allowed three goals and made three saves in the game.
NW hosts Mount Marty at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29.
