MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Wildcats of the Northern Michigan University men's soccer team (0-1-1) fell 1-0 to Quincy University on Sunday afternoon in the team's lone non-conference home match.

EVEN HALF

The first half was scoreless for both teams.

NMU's defense held strong with the Wildcats stopping all three of the Hawks' shots on goal in the opening half. Goalkeeper Jonas Vorbau saved those shots for NMU.

Both teams were nearly even in corner kicks in the half with Quincy registering three and the 'Cats notching two.

HARD-FOUGHT MATCH

In the second half, the opposition was able to put a goal into the net.

A second yellow card led to an automatic red card on the Wildcats' Pier Cucciati. The foul gave the Hawks a penalty kick. The visiting team scored a goal on the kick and took a 1-0 lead.

The red card forced the NMU to play a man-down for 17 minutes of action. The Wildcats did not allow a goal after the penalty with only 10 men on the field and limited Quincy to just two shots in that timeframe.

Both teams notched seven total shots in the second half.

Logan Lazar was able to tally a shot on goal for NMU in the 72nd minute.

When the clock reached 90 the Hawks took home the win 1-0.

STAT LEADERS

The teams shared possession of the ball an even 50-percent during the contest. 

Ryan Palmbaum and Kaffie Kurz led the Wildcats with two shots each. Lazar took the NMU team's lone shot on goal. 

Maxime Doutre, Keegan Schmidt, Dominik Vyleta, and Brady Kronenburg each took a shot for the Wildcats.

Keeper Vorbau had seven saves in the match in a full 90 minutes in goal.

WILDCAT TALK

"Quincy was an important match for us because they have been a powerhouse for so many years," said head coach David Poggi. "One of the ways you measure your progress is how you compete with programs like that. I am disappointed that we did not get the result that we wanted, but I do not think it was from lack of effort."

"Playing with 10 versus 11 with a young team is a real question mark. I think they answered those questions today and that should give us some confidence going forward," added Poggi. 

"Both teams had chances to score and squandered them. At the end of the day, I thought it was an exciting college match and we want to make it more exciting every time we come out," concluded Poggi.

UP NEXT

NMU faces off with Lewis University on the road Thursday, Sept. 9. The match is set for a 3:30 p.m. start.