Northwestern University Athletics
Men's Soccer Wins Season Opener
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
September 2, 1998
MILWAUKEE - Northwestern got it's season started with an impressive 3-2 win at UW-Milwaukee on Wednesday.
UWM started out with a penalty kick by Blake Bostwick at the 25:17 mark. Minutes later, NU answered when Brandon Swalve crossed the ball in front of the goal and the ball bounced off a UWM defender for an own goal. As the half continued, UWMs Tony Colvin scored with a crossing pass from Bostwick.
In the second half, playing a man down, NU rallied and tied the game on a goal by Jon Cantwell. In the 82nd minute, David Mooradian scored the winning goal with an assist by Frank Lawson.
The Wildcats improve to 1-0 while UWM falls to 0-1. Northwestern's next matches are Sept. 5-6 at the Quality Suites Classic in East Lansing, Mich.
UW-Milwaukee vs. Northwestern
Wednesday, September 2, 1998
Engelmann Field - Milwaukee, Wis.
Attendance - 495
Scoring by Periods 1 2 FScoring
Northwestern 1 2 3
UW-Milwaukee 2 0 2
1. UWM - Blake Bostwick (unassisted, 25:17)
2. NU - Brandon Swalve (unassisted, 34:28)
3. UWM - Tony Colvin (Blake Bostwick, 42:49)
4. NU - Jon Cantwell (Peden Young, 57:08)
5. NU - David Mooradian (Frank Lawson, 81:45)
Shots
UWM 18, NU 11
Corner Kicks
UWM 9, NU 2
Fouls
UWM 8, NU 3
Cards Issued
NU 1 red (Keeler 25:17); 1 yellow (Doman 84:11)
UWM 3 yellow (Dombrowski 10:01, Mannella 31:29, Colvin 79:16)
Goalie Saves
NU 6 (Chris Berlin), UWM 4 (Matt Schmidt)
