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North Park NPU (4-3-0)
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Winner Kalamazoo KALAMAZO (5-1-1)
North Park NPU
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Kalamazoo KALAMAZO
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North Park NPU 0 0 0
Kalamazoo KALAMAZO 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, sviebrock@northpark.edu

Kalamazoo upsets #18 North Park with late second half goal

KALAMAZOO, Mich -- The No. 18 North Park University men's soccer team fell to the Kalamazoo College Hornets, 0-1, at McKenzie Field on Saturday.  

Neither the Vikings nor the Hornets tallied a goal in the first half as the match was held scoreless through the first 45. The Vikings out-shot the Hornets 6-5 in the first half while goalkeeper Mathias Stulen saved three shots for the Vikings.  

In the second half, the match seemed to be heading to overtime until Kalamazoo's Tony Yazbeck score a late 89th minute goal to break the tie and, ultimately, secure the win.


Final: Kalamazoo 1, North Park 0


Quick Hits: 

  • Sophomore Patrick Knap and junior Gianfranco DeCarne led the Vikings with three shots and two on goal
  • Stulen totaled five saves
  • This is the first shutout loss for the Vikings


What's Next? 

The Vikings (4-3) continue their road trip with a stop at Hope College on Wednesday, September 25 at 6 p.m.  


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