Tuesday, October 9
Evanston, Ill.
7:00 p.m.
Northwestern
4-5-4
1
vs
1
DePaul
4-6-2
1
2
OT 3
OT 4
F
DEPAUL
1
0
0
0
1
Northwestern
1
0
0
0
1
Northwestern Battles DePaul to 1-1 Draw
10/9/2018 10:03:00 PM | Men's Soccer
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern played DePaul to a hard-fought 1-1 draw Tuesday night despite outshooting the Blue Demons 14-4 in the second half and overtime.
The Wildcats move to 4-5-4 on the year, and continue to lead the all-time series versus DePaul 17-11-2.
Chicago's Big Ten Team opened the game firing, taking the lead in the 7th minute off a cross from Tommy Katsiyiannis to the head of Garrett Opperman, who put it away for his second goal of the year. DePaul responded with ten first-half shots, culminating in an equalizer from Matthew Brickman in the 31st minute.
Northwestern put much pressure on the Blue Demons in the second half, firing five shots in the first 10 minutes and 10 total in the half. The Wildcats continued to dominate possession in overtime, earning five corner kicks and taking four shots but failing to find the game winner.
This crosstown clash was a physical battle with 33 fouls called and five yellow cards handed out.
The Wildcats next travel to face Rutgers on Friday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. CT.
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— Northwestern MSoccer (@NUMensSoccer) October 10, 2018
The Wildcats move to 4-5-4 on the year, and continue to lead the all-time series versus DePaul 17-11-2.
Chicago's Big Ten Team opened the game firing, taking the lead in the 7th minute off a cross from Tommy Katsiyiannis to the head of Garrett Opperman, who put it away for his second goal of the year. DePaul responded with ten first-half shots, culminating in an equalizer from Matthew Brickman in the 31st minute.
Northwestern put much pressure on the Blue Demons in the second half, firing five shots in the first 10 minutes and 10 total in the half. The Wildcats continued to dominate possession in overtime, earning five corner kicks and taking four shots but failing to find the game winner.
This crosstown clash was a physical battle with 33 fouls called and five yellow cards handed out.
The Wildcats next travel to face Rutgers on Friday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
DEPAUL
NU
Goals
1
1
Shots
14
17
Shots on Goal
5
6
Saves
5
4
Corners
5
12
Fouls
22
11
Scoring Plays
Garrett Opperman (2)
Assisted By: Tommy Katsiyiannis
Bouncing ball crossed back into box by 1
6:50
RICHARDS,Jack (1)
Assisted By: HILLING,Harry , BRICKMAN,Matthew
Header GOAL by DEPAUL RICHARDS,Jack, Assist by HILLING,Harry and BRICKMAN,Matthew, goal number 1 for season.
31:34
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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