Wednesday, October 12
DeKalb, Ill.
7 p.m. CT
Northwestern
at
Northern Illinois
Photo by: Maren Kranking/Northwestern Athletics
Wildcats Head to DeKalb for Midweek Matchup with NIU
10/11/2022 12:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
| NORTHWESTERN MEN'S SOCCER: GAME INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS |
| Wednesday, October 12 | Northern Illinois | 7 p.m. CT | NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex DeKalb, Ill. |
NIU All-Access ($) | Live Stats |
DEKALB, Ill. –– Northwestern Men's Soccer (1-6-4, 0-3-2 B1G) will take a break from Big Ten play to head to DeKalb, where it will take on the Northern Illinois Huskies (4-4-4, 1-2-1 MAC). Wednesday's non-conference matchup takes place at 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on NIU All-Access ($).
Last time out, the Wildcats took a point from a hard-fought matchup with No. 8 Maryland. Northwestern opened the scoring in the 61st minute when Christopher Thaggard found a loose ball in front of the net and made no mistake to tally his first career goal and give the 'Cats a 1-0 lead.
The Terrapins responded in the 74th minute when Stefan Copetti's head connected on a cross to equalize. Both teams traded chances for the remainder of the contest but neither team was able to find the winner. The match was the second straight draw against a ranked opponent for the Wildcats, after NU earned a point against then-No. 20 Penn State.How about that for your first career collegiate goal?! pic.twitter.com/3vQsTs9rZ4
— Northwestern Men's Soccer (@NUMensSoccer) October 9, 2022
'Cat Facts
- Nine different Wildcats have scored goals this year, surpassing last season's total of seven
- Five true first-years have seen action this year for Northwestern (Paul Walters, Christopher Thaggard, Nigel Prince, Jayvin Van Deventer, and Jason Gajadhar)
- Two 'Cats have started each game this season, both are transfers (Ethan Dudley and Brandon Clagette)
- Northwestern's five leaders in minutes played are all transfers (Ethan Dudley, Brandon Clagette, Andrew Stevens, Christian Garner, and Justin Weiss)
The Huskies lead the all-time series 17-10-3, but the Wildcats have taken the last two meetings and eight of the last eleven. The two sides haven't met since 2014, when the 'Cats triumphed 2-0 in DeKalb.
Northwestern picks up Big Ten play again on Sunday, October 16, when it takes on the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus at 1 p.m. CT on B1G+.
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