MONMOUTH, Ore. – Northwest Nazarene men's soccer came from behind to defeat Western Oregon 2-1 on Thursday afternoon.
 
The Nighthawks improve to 6-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 in GNAC play with their fourth-straight win.
 
How it Happened
 
The Wolves scored first with a goal in the 9^th minute of the game. The Nighthawks seemed to be in control on WOU's defensive half when a Wolves player broke free from the pack and took the ball down field to score.
 
The Nighthawks' first goal of the match came in the 40^th minute when Jonathan Cardona intercepted a pass on NNU's defensive half. Cardona raced Western Oregon defenders down the field and delivered a cross to Lukas Juodkunaitis who rifled the ball past the Wolves keeper to tie the game 1-1.
 
After 40 minutes of scoreless play, NNU took their first lead at 2-1 in the 80^th minute. Brandon Parsio sent a cross to Sullivan Smith who kicked the ball past the Wolves' diving goalie to give NNU their final goal of the match.
 
Nighthawks Notes

• First NCAA DII matchup against WOU as their men's soccer program just started this season
• This win is NNU's fourth in a row and their first come from behind win of the season
• The Nighthawks have allowed only one goal during that four-game winning streak
• Parsio's assist was the 11^th of his career; now tied for fifth on NNU's top 10 list
• Sawyer Price had four saves, bringing his career total to 123; moving him into fourth on NNU's top 10 list
• Smith's goal was his fourth of the year which leads the team and is second in the GNAC as of this afternoon
• Jake Levine has now started 60 matches in his career; tied for the program record

 
Up Next
 
The Nighthawks will head up north to face Simon Fraser on Saturday, October 1^st at 1:30 p.m. Pacific.
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