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Ottawa University

MSOC final 9-2
4
Winner Ottawa OTTAWA (1-1-1)
2
Northwestern NWC (0-3-0)
Winner
Ottawa OTTAWA
(1-1-1)
4
Final
2
Northwestern NWC
(0-3-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ottawa OTTAWA 1 3 4
Northwestern NWC 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Strong Second Half Fuels Braves First Win of 2022

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – A three goal second half propelled the Ottawa University men's soccer team to a 4-2 win over Northwestern on Friday night in Orange City, Iowa. It was the Braves first win of the season, and first win for new head coach James Cottage.

Ottawa struck first in the 27th minute, when Francisco Ferrer headed in a Jonathan Rawayo corner kick to put the Braves up 1-0. Besides the set piece opportunity for OU, both teams tested and probed each other in a pretty much otherwise uneventful first half. The Red Raiders best opportunity of the first half came from a shot by Menkem Mehri that forced a save from Braves' keeper Gage Powers in the 41st minute. OU went into the half up 1-0.

The second half proved to be much more entertaining than the first. The Red Raiders were able to find an equalizer early in the second half to tie the game at 1-1. Northwestern's lead lasted all but three minutes when the Braves answered with a rocket from Slobodan Novicevic that was set up by Bence Molnar in the 55th minute.

The Braves seemed to have taken control of the match, but once the Red Raiders were able to tie the game with a goal in the 70th minute. The Braves were abled to run away with things late, scoring two goals in the last 15 minutes. Both captains, Jack Hatswell and Bence Molnar, proved to be the difference by scoring the last two goals and giving OU a 4-2 lead with little time remaining. The Braves held on to the 4-2 victory for their first win of the season.

From Coach Cottage
"Very excited for the boys to get their first win. Northwestern are a very strong team with some great success in recent years. We pushed the intensity from the first minute and didn't let up until the final whistle, Scoring four goals on the road against a good team is tough. I was extremely impressed in our response when Northwestern tied the match on those two occasions. Incredible effort  to gut out this victory from a group that is still far from their potential."

Up Next: The Braves finish their Iowa road trip in Sioux Center with a match against Dordt at 4 p.m.
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