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Winner Northwestern NWC (2-3-2, 1-0-0)
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Briar Cliff BCU (2-5-1, 0-1-1)
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | NWC Athletic Communications

Raiders Showcase Offense at Briar Cliff

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  – Northwestern (2-3-2, 1-0-0 GPAC) used a second-half outburst to run past Briar Cliff (2-5-1, 0-1-1 GPAC) in the Raiders' Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) opener on Saturday at Faber Field in Sioux City.

The Raiders put the pressure on the Chargers early as James Bolger (Boyle, Republic of Ireland) hit a shot attempt off the crossbar in the fifth minute. The next attempt for Northwestern came at the 16' mark when Joshua Wingfield (Bronx, N.Y.) scored his second goal of the year and gave the Raiders a 1-0 lead. Northwestern led 1-0 after the opening 45 minutes, their second halftime lead of the season.

Northwestern got on the board again in the second half in the 61st minute as Niklas Fitter (Sankt Augustin, Germany) scored his team-leading third goal of 2022. Just three minutes later, Gerrard Uamai added his second goal of the year to put the Raiders up 3-0.

With the match all but over, Ryan Del Monaco (Tea, S.D.) scored his first career goal at 85:59, followed by another first career goal from Miguel Gonzalez (Sioux Center, Iowa) at 87 minutes, pushing Northwestern to a 5-0 win on the road.
 
MATCH NOTES
  • Five different players scored for the Raiders on the day.
  • The Raiders scored on five of their 14 shot attempts for 38%.
  • Northwestern is now 2-0 this season when leading at halftime.
  • The Raider defense picked up their second consecutive shutout.
"I am really proud of the effort from the guys today," said head coach Dan Swier. "With the amount of experience we had on the field, we needed to take the game to them. The execution, decision-making, and most importantly the passion were all on display in the victory."
 
Up Next: Northwestern will continue their GPAC schedule on Wednesday, again traveling to Sioux City to face the Morningside Mustangs (3-3-1, 2-0-0 GPAC).
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