MARQUETTE, Mich. - It was the fourth straight win for the Davenport men's soccer team on Friday afternoon with a 2-1 win at Northern Michigan. The contest was pretty wide-open as both teams combined for 36 shots and 22 shots on goal.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Davenport managed 21 shots including 12 on goal. NMU on the flip side had 15 shots and 10 on goal.
Joshua Doupe made two saves in the first half.
Markus Sundin replaced him at halftime and made six saves in the second half to get the win (1-2). Patrick Restum made 10 saves for the Wildcats.
- Davenport finished with five corner kicks compared to four for the Wildcats. Each team committed eight fouls and one yellow card.
- Forward
Matt Whelan returned to the lineup after missing the Upper Iowa match and made a huge impact with two goals. He scored his sixth of the season in the 29th minute with an assist from
Justice Sikkema.
- Northern Michigan tied the match in the 77th minute as Luca Lippert scored his first of the season from Julius Reis.
- Whelan notched the game-winner just over one minute later with
Miguel Flores given an assist. It was Whelan's first game-winning goal this season.
- Sundin would make four more saves after the go-ahead goal in the final 11-plus minutes.
COACH HUGHES COMMENTS
"Our program is very happy finding three points today on the road against a good NMU team. They were riding some recent momentum and are a physical and well-coached team. I felt good with the first group and our depth. Whelan had two good goals today and I'm proud of our effort. We will celebrate this win and starting getting ready for Sunday's game at Parkside."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Panthers (9-6, 9-3) will battle the Rangers of Parkside on Sunday, November 3 beginning at 2:30 p.m. in Kenosha. It will be a matchup between the top two teams in the GLIAC and the winner will have a big leg up on a regular season championship. The Panthers will be looking to even the season series after a 1-0 loss at home earlier this season.
