ST. PAUL, MINN – The University of Northwestern men's soccer team (2-1-2 overall, 1-0-1 UMAC) played to a 1-1 draw for the second time this season as they battled conference competitor North Central University (1-2-1 overall, 0-1-1 UMAC) Saturday afternoon on Reynolds Field.

The Eagles scored first, as Joshua Hintz (New Brighton, Minn./Mounds View) buried a fast one at the 11:25 mark on the first half. UNW managed to keep the visiting Rams from scoring on the period, allowing the purple and gold to hold a 1-0 lead at the intermission break.

NCU equalized the score at the 61st minute on the second half, making it a 1-1 ball game and forcing the match to go into overtime play.

The scoreboard remained leveled, 1-1, as neither team was able to find the net again before the extra two periods came to a close.

Concluding the afternoon battle, UNW recorded a season-high 30 shots (14 SOG), outshining NCU's 17 shots (11 SOG).

Northwestern's stat leaders on the game were Hintz (6S / 3 SOG / 1G), Derrick Aminga (Andover, Minn./Andover) (7S / 2 SOG), Daniel Clotarie (Les Cayes, Haiti/Concordia Academy) (6S / 2 SOG), Lucas McCann (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) (4S / 1 SOG), and Josiah Donat (Elk River, Minn./Washtenaw Christian Academy) (3S / 3 SOG). 

Guarding the cage for 110 minutes, Goalkeeper Turner Main (Kewaunee, Wis./Kewaunee) caught an impressive eight saves on the mid-day match.

The team will continue conference play next week with contests at the University of Minnesota Morris and Crown College. Fans can find more information on the men's program at www.unweagles.com or by following @unwmsoc on Twitter.