Box Score NEW ULM, Minn. – The University of Northwestern Eagles men's soccer team traveled to Martin Luther College (2-3-0, 1-0-0 UMAC) to open up Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play. The Knights topped the Eagles by a final score of 5-1, to move UNW's record to 1-3-0 overall and 0-1-0 in UMAC play.
 
The opening half was filled with offense. Northwestern notched the first goal of the contest, from junior Tyler Hurley (Bloomington, Minn./Eden Prairie). Martin Luther would then answer with three goals of their own, bringing a 3-1 lead into halftime.
 
The Knights scoring did not stop in the closing half. Martin Luther was able to tally two more goals, bringing the final score to 5-1 to end the match. Each team was able to tally 20 shots, but the Eagles failed to net any equalizing goals.
 
Northwestern will next host conference foe Northland College, Saturday, September 15 at 4:30 p.m. For more information, fans can visit www.unweagles.com and follow @unwmsoc on Twitter.