The second seeded Raiders are set to host the third seeded Concordia Bulldogs for a birth to the GPAC Tournament Finals. The Raiders knocked off the Bulldogs in overtime 2-1, handing Concordia their first loss of the season, in their regular season matchup.Â
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Northwestern was able to knock off Concordia in the regular season because of
Tyler Limmer's brace. His two goal performance started off in the first half off a breakaway coming from a deflection that Limmer was able to slot near post for a nice finish. The 3rd minute goal was a huge boost for the Raiders as they instantly saw a spark of energy early in the match.Â
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The lead would hold until the 75th minute when the Bulldogs started to throw numbers up the field and capitalized on a bouncing ball that was hit on the half volley by Micah Lahenbauer, Concordia's leading scorer.
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The match was headed to a stalemate but Limmer's second goal in the 107th sent the Raiders to victory. His second breakaway finish of the night gave the Raiders the important tiebreaker for standings which put them as the two seed and now hosting the semi-final match up.
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Concordia has been lead all year by a three-headed attack. Micha Lehenbauer (12 goals 2 assists), Lewis Rathbone (11 goals 7 assists), and Marcelo Hernandez (11 goals 9 assists) have been statistically involved in all of the Bulldog's goals this season. They have scored 34 of their 48 total goals.
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The Bulldogs have been lead in the back by Jack Bennett who has 65 saves on the year and has only allowed 13 goals through 18 games played.
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Northwestern has been lead offensively by
Tyler Limmer, their leading scorer. He has 14 goals and 5 assists on the season.
Alex Schussman has also been strong for the Raiders of late tallying 8 goals and 4 assists on the year.
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The raiders have been lead in net by
Matt Scott. He has a 0.86 GAA, 90 saves, and a 0.841 save percentage. He and his back line have accumulated 10 shutouts on the year.
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Kickoff is slated for 7pm and will be live-streamed on the Red Raider Athletic Website.
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GPAC and NWC students with a student ID can get in for free. All other admission is $8.
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