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Men's Soccer 10/27/2009 7:25:18 PM

Men's Soccer shuts out Crown

Box Score

ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- The Northwestern College men's soccer team beat Crown College 3-0 on Tuesday afternoon in the first of two games between the two teams this week. Jonathan Blatchley (Ham Lake, MN/St. Francis High School) (Ham Lake, Minn./St. Francis), Sam Mann (St. Paul, Minn./Central) (St. Paul, Minn./Central) and Michael Bliss (Isanti, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti) (Isanti, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti) all scored goals as the Eagles moved into third place in the UMAC standings.

Blatchley put Northwestern on the board early, as he scored off a Jared Huston (Corcoran, Minn./Heritage Christian Academy) (Corcoran, Minn./Heritage Christian Academy) pass just 2:12 into the game. After a 1-0 Eagles lead at halftime, Mann was the recipient of a Jeremy Stiner (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake) (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake) head flick after a throw in, as the freshman found the back of the net in the 55^th minute. Bliss added NWC's second insurance goal in the 83^rd minute while Huston notched his second assist of the game to account for the 3-0 final.

Danny King (Willmar, MN/Willmar High School) (Willmar, Minn./Willmar) saved two Crown shots to get the win for Northwestern.

Northwestern (7-11-1, 7-5-1) dominated the shots category, tallying 19 compared to just three for Crown (7-10-1, 7-5-1 UMAC).

The Eagles and Storm will play each other again in four days, only Saturday's game will be on Crown's home turf in St. Bonifacius, Minn. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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