Falcons Down Northwestern, 3-0; Conclude Weekend in Chicago With Two Wins

Sunday, September 8

Evanston, IL

4:00 PM CT (5:00 PM ET)

Bowling Green State University

2-0-1, 0-0-0

Northwestern

1-0-2, 0-0-0

Bowling Green

Northwestern

Anthony Mwembia (24) and the Falcons kept a clean sheet at Northwestern (photo courtesy NU Athletics)

Falcons Down Northwestern, 3-0; Conclude Weekend in Chicago With Two Wins

September 08, 2019 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Chris Sullivan’s three-point match, Mwembia & back line’s stellar play get BG to 3-0-1 on the season

By: by Brad Bohlke, BGSU Athletic Communications

The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team capped off their weekend in Chicago, and the Lakeside Classic, with a 3-0 victory over Northwestern University on Sunday (Sept. 8). The non-conference match was held at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium in Evanston, Ill.

With the victory, the Falcons improve to 3-0-1 on the young season.

The Falcons' trio of goals were scored by Chris Sullivan, Achille Robin and Charlie Maciejewski. For Robin and Maciejewski it was their first goals of the season. Sullivan scored his second goal of the campaign, as part of a three-point day. He and Chris Brennan each picked up an assist on the match.

Senior goalkeeper Anthony Mwembia kept his third consecutive clean sheet and 22nd of his career. Mwembia now has a stellar 0.24 goals-against average on the season. He and the defense have allowed just one goal on the season and didn't allow a single goal this weekend in 180 minutes of action against a pair of Big Ten Conference foes. Mwembia made three saves against the Wildcats.

QUOTING COACH ERIC NICHOLS
"This was a big weekend that anyone associated with the program can be extremely proud of. The boys weren't concerned with who they were playing, they just stayed dialed in to playing our brand of soccer."

NOTES AND NUMBERS
-Northwestern outnumbered BG in shots 9-8 but the Falcons edged the Wildcats in shots on goal 6-4 making it the fourth time this season BG has achieved this feat.
-The Wildcats edged BG in corner kicks 9-4 with neither team receiving a yellow card during today's match. Both teams recorded three saves each.
-Chris Sullivan picked up his second goal of the young season making him the team leader on the year. He now has six points on the season making him the team leader in that category as well.
-Both Sullivan and Chris Brennan picked up at least one point in each of the matches this weekend.
-With Charlie Maciejewski and Achille Robin getting in the goal column the Falcons now have had six different players score a goal through four games. Robin picked up his second goal of his career for the Falcons.
-Mwembia and the defense have allowed just six shots on goal over the last three matches. The senior goalkeeper has 10 saves on the season.
-With the two wins this weekend BG is the only MAC team that has two wins against "power five" schools.
-Freshman Nathan Masters made his collegiate debut for the Falcons. Masters played 9 minutes as a substitute. He's the fifth freshman to make his debut so far this season.
-Freshman Michael Montemurri started his first collegiate match and played all 90 minutes for the Falcons. Montemurri scored on Friday vs. Wisconsin for his first collegiate goal.
-The 3-0-1 start is the best start of a season for BG since 2017 when the Falcons started off 5-0-0. That same year Mwembia and the defense didn't give up a goal until the sixth match of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
8' | Kale Nichols notched the first shot on goal of the day for the Falcons.
19' | Northwestern picked up their first shot on goal on the afternoon, but Anthony Mwembia was there for the save.
23' | GOAL | A throw-in comes in, and goes all the way through the box. The ball is played to Achille Robin in the area, and he is taken down for a penalty kick. Senior Charlie Maciejewski stepped up and converted that kick from the spot, giving the Falcons a 1-0 lead.
39' | GOAL | A free kick from Maciejewski was knocked out to Chris Sullivan, who put it back into the mixer. The ball was deflected to Robin, who doubled the Falcons' lead, finishing in the bottom right corner.
53' | Northwestern's first shot on goal of the second half was saved by Mwembia.
55' | The Wildcats worked the ball around the Falcons' 18-yard box. The hosts eventually drove it in, but the ball was cleared to Sullivan, who was fouled just inside the BG half.
64' | Sullivan won another free kick, just inside the Wildcat half of the pitch. The ensuing ball was flicked on by Robin, but the 'keeper collected it.
65' | At the other end, Northwestern won a corner off of a long ball played by their goalkeeper, but nothing came of it.
68' | GOAL | Sullivan remove any lingering doubt about the outcome of the match, scoring the Falcons' third goal of the afternoon. Chris Brennan assisted on the play.
80' | Sullivan put the final shot of the game on net for the Falcons.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Falcons will return home this week and play Ohio State in their home opener on Friday (Sept. 13) at 7:00 p.m. BG will play three consecutive matches at Cochrane Stadium, facing Cleveland State (Sept. 17) and Cincinnati (Sept. 21). All of the Falcons' home matches will be played under the lights at 7:00 p.m.

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