NAMPA, Idaho – Northwest Nazarene men's soccer won their home opener in a 3-0 shutout against Chaminade on Tuesday.
How it Happened
In the first half the Nighthawks took five shots to the Silverswords one. Three of the Nighthawks five shots were on target and saved. All five shots from the Nighthawks were taken by a different player.
In the 52
nd minute,
Lorenzo Valentini was lined up for a penalty kick. He took his shot, and the keeper deflected it. Valentini tracked the deflection and fired the ball into the net for a goal.
In the 54
th minute,
Lukas Juodkunaitis lofted a perfect ball in front of the goal for
Sullivan Smith to put a header into the corner of the net to put the Nighthawks up 2-0.
With the clock winding down,
Daniel Brendel blocked a header from a Silverswords defender with a header of his own. By the time the defender realized what had happened, Brendel was already racing to the ball. He took his shot and scored with three minutes left to put the game away at 3-0.
Nighthawks Notes
- With the win, the Nighthawks improve to 3-1-1 on the season
- The Nighthawks took 13 shots with 11 on goal
- Nine different Nighthawks took shots
- The Nighthawks had six corner kicks to the Silverswords two
- Lukas Juodkunaitis' assist was the ninth of his career, tying for ninth on NNU's top ten list
- With his goal, Lorenzo Valentini broke into NNU's top 10 list in a tie for ninth with 10 in his career
Up Next
The Nighthawks will play 14
th-ranked West Texas A&M University at home on Saturday.
