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Dordt College Men's Soccer vs. Northwestern
September 27, 2011
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(Sioux Center, Iowa) The Dordt College Defender men's soccer team bounced back from a loss on Saturday with a win over the Northwestern Red Raiders on Tuesday, September 27 in a match played in Sioux Center. The Defenders got a goal late to get up and finished off the match by holding off the charging Raiders 2-1.
Dordt scored in the 11th minute on a Derick Sackey to Josh Brinkerhoff throw in that Brinkherhoff snuck past the goalkeeper.
Northwestern tied the game in the closing moments of the first half when Gabriel Goncalves sent in a cross to Graham Kinsinger who headed the ball past Dordt's Brian Verwolf with 00:11 showing on the first half clock.
The two teams were scoreless in the second half until Eric Grootenboer sent in a volley off a corner kick in the 71st minute and Dordt withstood the Northwestern challenge in the final 19 minutes for the win.
Dordt outshot Northwestern on goal 7-6 and had a 7-4 corner kick advantage. Verwolf made five saves in goal for the Defenders who are now 8-1 overall and 1-1 in the league. Northwestern falls to 1-1 and is 5-3-1 overall. Dordt will host Nebraska Wesleyan on Saturday in conference play at 3:15.
Dordt's Current Record: 8-1-0 (1-1-0)
Opponent's Current Record: 5-3-1 (1-1-0)
| Team | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dordt College | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dordt Goal Leaders | Total |
|---|---|
| Eric Grootenboer | 1 |
| Jonathan Brinkerhoff | 1 |
| Opponent Goal Leaders | Total |
|---|---|
| Graham Kinsinger | 1 |
| Dordt Assist Leaders | Total |
|---|---|
| Derick Sackey | 1 |
| Opponent Assist Leaders | Total |
|---|---|
| Gabriel Goncalves | 1 |
For more information, please contact Mike Byker, Sports Information Director, at mbyker@dordt.edu or (712) 722-6301.
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