ST. PAUL, MINN. – The University of Northwestern men's soccer team (2-4-1, 1-2 UMAC) took on Martin Luther College (4-4, 2-1 UMAC) on Saturday evening at Reynolds Field in its homecoming contest. The Eagles gave outstanding efforts, as they claimed a 4-2 victory over the Knights.

Throughout the first period, both teams traded possessions up until the 32' mark when Nathan Olin (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) tapped in his first goal on the season to boost UNW to a 1-0 lead. Teammate Derrick Aminga (Andover, Minn./Andover) managed to note the assist.  

Shortly following Olin's goal, Northwestern's Mateusz Gralinski (Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi) sank his first goal on the season, while Chris Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West) earned the assist to give the Eagles a strong 2-0 lead heading into halftime.

The Cleope comrades had strong showings throughout the second half, as the double-duo each recorded 1G and 1A for UNW. Chris Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West)'s moment came at the 46', as he netted the teams third to lift Northwestern to a 3-0 lead.

Martin Luther then answered back by scoring their first on the night, which pushed the score 3-1. 

Mark Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West) then dropped the Eagles final goal of the match, as his brother notched his second assist. Cleope's goal increased UNW's lead 4-1. Though MLC noted the last goal of the game, the Eagles came out on top to seal a 4-2 win over the Knights.

As a team, Northwestern recorded 17 shots and eight SOG.

UNW's stat leaders were goalkeeper Turner Main (Kewaunee, Wis./Kewaunee) who tallied 10 saves, Chris Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West) with 3S / 3SOG/ 1G / 2A and Mark Cleope (Waterloo, Iowa./Waterloo West) with 1S / 1SOG / 1G / 1A, Gralinski with 2S / 1SOG / 1G and Aminga 4S / 2SOG / 1A, Erik Fast with 4S / 1SOG, and Olin 1S / 1SOG / 1G.

The men will host Crown College on Tuesday, September 27^th, for another home contest at Reynolds Field. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. Fans can visit unweagles.com for more information.