COLUMBUS, Ohio – Northwestern dropped a Sunday afternoon contest to Ohio State, 4-2. The 'Cats move to 2-2 on the season with the loss.
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Ugo Achara Jr., last week's TopDrawer Soccer and Coller Soccer News' player of the week, continued his hot streak with another goal. Achara Jr. opened the scoring with a goal 10 minutes into the game, his fourth in the last three games. Sophomore Vicente Castro and first-year Joseph Arena picked up the assists.
Northwestern could not hold on to its early lead, allowing Ohio State to score four unanswered goals.
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Vicente Castro scored his second-career goal with one second remaining to make it a two-goal game, with Spencer Farina picking up his second assist of the season.
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The Wildcats return to the pitch on Thursday, as they travel to East Lansing to take on Michigan State.
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Ugo Achara Jr., last week's TopDrawer Soccer and Coller Soccer News' player of the week, continued his hot streak with another goal. Achara Jr. opened the scoring with a goal 10 minutes into the game, his fourth in the last three games. Sophomore Vicente Castro and first-year Joseph Arena picked up the assists.
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— Northwestern Athletics (@NU_Sports) March 7, 2021
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Northwestern could not hold on to its early lead, allowing Ohio State to score four unanswered goals.
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Vicente Castro scored his second-career goal with one second remaining to make it a two-goal game, with Spencer Farina picking up his second assist of the season.
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The Wildcats return to the pitch on Thursday, as they travel to East Lansing to take on Michigan State.