Box Score NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The University of Northwestern traveled south for a matchup versus Carleton College Tuesday afternoon, ending up on the low end of the 2-0 final score. The Eagles were able to withstand 29 of the Knight's 31 shots but it was the two that found the back of the net that were the game-changers for both teams.

Carleton owned possession of momentum early on, posting six shots before the Eagles stopped a bit of the run with a corner kick in the 15^th minute. The Knights kept hold of possession and forced its first goal past the UNW defense and into the left center of the net at the 20:01 mark. Northwestern continued to hold up against a barrage of home team offense as time ran out in the first period, facing a 1-0 lead at the break.

Carleton didn't take long to get back up on the scoreboard as the squad notched its second and final goal 4:14 into the final period. The Purple and Gold would eventually respond with some pressure on the other end of the field, but the Knight defense solidified the end result, a 2-0 win in favor of the home team on the scoreboard.

In goal, Shane Coleman (Wyoming, Minn./Homeschool) tallied 11 saves as the marshal of the defense that saw 13 shots on goal. On the offensive front, Sean Taylor (Sydney, Australia /Kenosha Christian Life ) led the UNW with three of the team's five shots.

Northwestern (2-7 overall, 2-2 conference) will look to secure its third win of the 2013 campaign on Friday, October 4 as the University of Minnesota Morris travels to Reynolds Field for the kickoff of an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC)-filled weekend. The men will begin Friday's action at 2 p.m. followed by the women's portion of the doubleheader at 4:15 p.m. Saturday will also showcase more home Eagle soccer with the men facing Crown at noon while the women will start at 2:15 pm. Live broadcasts of each game can be found here.