Sept. 15, 2005
Northwestern Weekly Match Notes
Download Free Acrobat Reader
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's men's soccer team (2-2-0) will stay in the Land of Lincoln this weekend to compete in the NIU Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational Sept. 16-18.
The Wildcats look to rebound after going 0-2 last weekend, Sept. 9-11, at the UNLV FILA Invitational. Northwestern lost 6-1 to UC Santa Barbara, then fell 2-1 to UNLV in overtime.
Despite the losses in Las Vegas, Northwestern is still ranked or receiving votes in a number of national polls.
This weekend, the 'Cats will first square off against the host Northern Illinois (3-0-1) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16.
While Northwestern hasn't played NIU this season, the coaching staff and team had a chance to watch the Huskies play Western Kentucky and St. Francis (Pa.) during the Third Annual Lakeside Classic earlier this month. NU came out victorious against both teams while NIU beat St. Francis 2-1, and tied WKU, 0-0.
The Huskies are off to their best start since 1998 when they began the season 6-0-1. NIU remained unbeaten with a pair of 3-2 victories over Western Illinois and Valpraiso Sept. 9 and Sept. 11. Both contests ended with match winning goals from Chris VanDuerm.
In the second game of the weekend, NU faces IUPUI (2-1-1) at 11 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 18.
The Jaguars are fresh off of capturing the IPFW Classic crown after a 1-0 win over Winthrop, and a 2-2 draw with Niagara, Sept. 10-11.
After capturing the classic title, a pair of IUPUI players swept the Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Week Awards. Junior goalkeeper Peter Brasovan was named defensive player of the week, while the Jaguars' Vangel Nacovski was given the offensive award.
Sunday's meeting will be the first between Northwestern and IUPUI.