Oct. 6, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's soccer team dropped its third Big Ten match of the year, losing to Penn State by a score of 6-2.
Penn State started the scoring in the 14th minute when Brent Jacquette headed in a crossing pass from Nic Shahay past NU goalkeeper Chris Berlin. But Northwestern responded in the 43rd minute, as Jun Kim took a midfield pass from Ian Herrick on the breakaway and chipped Penn State goalie Eric Earnhardt from just outside the box. Kim is the `Cats' leading scorer with four goals on the season.
However, with 1:15 remaining in the first half -- and just 33 seconds after Kim had tied the match -- Ben Dawson took a loose ball in front of the NU goal and fired it into the net to put PSU back on top, 2-1.
After a well-played half by both squads, the contest was decided in a nine-minute span ranging from the 49th to the 58th minute. Four goals were scored in that span, three of them by the Nittany Lions.
Scoring his team-leading seventh goal, Derek Potteiger (PSU) capitalized on a penalty kick in the 49th minute. The PK was called due to a roughing call inside the box.
Just two minutes later, Brett Forbich (PSU) took a Shahay pass from 15 yards out and put the ball in the lower right corner. Three minutes after that, Chris Stout (PSU) found another loose ball in front of the goal and fired home Penn State's fifth goal.
Three short minutes later, Northwestern's Daniel Doman scored his first goal of the season when he rebounded a David DeHorn shot and beat Earnhardt in the upper right corner.
After the barrage of goals, Penn State added a late goal in the 89th minute of play giving PSU the 6-2 victory.
SCORE BY HALF
Penn State 2 4 - 6
Northwestern 1 1 - 2
SCORING
PSU - Brent Jacquette, 14:11 (Nic Shahey),
NU - Jun Kim, 43:12 (Ian Herrick),
PSU - Ben Dawson, 43:45 (unassisted),
PSU - Derek Potteiger, 49:15 (penalty kick),
PSU - Brett Forbich, 51:13 (Shahay),
PSU - Chris Stout, 54:43 (unassisted),
NU - Daniel Doman, 57:44 (David DeHorn),
PSU - Dan Jordan, 88:29 (Josh Castillo).
SHOTS ON GOAL: NU 10, PSU 12
CORNER KICKS: NU 4, PSU 5
CARDS ISSUED:
(PSU) - Derek Potteiger (yellow, 22:10)
GOALIE SAVES: NU 2 (Chris Berlin), PSU 3 (Eric Earnhardt)
UPDATED RECORDS
Northwestern, 0-10-0, 0-3-0 Big Ten
Penn State, 8-3-0, 2-1-0 Big Ten
NEXT NORTHWESTERN MATCH
Oct. 8, 2000 * vs. Oral Roberts * 2:30 p.m. * Lakeside Field (Evanston, Ill.)