Sunday’s Scoreboard
Bowling Green 3, Northwestern 0
Western Michigan 4, Green Bay 0
Stories Courtesy Of MAC Sports Information
Bowling Green 3, Northwestern 0
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The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team capped off their weekend in Chicago, and the Lakeside Classic, with a 3-0 victory over Northwestern University on Sunday (Sept. 8). The non-conference match was held at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium in Evanston, Ill.
With the victory, the Falcons improve to 3-0-1 on the young season.
The Falcons' trio of goals were scored by Chris Sullivan, Achille Robin and Charlie Maciejewski. For Robin and Maciejewski it was their first goals of the season. Sullivan scored his second goal of the campaign, as part of a three-point day. He and Chris Brennan each picked up an assist on the match.
Senior goalkeeper Anthony Mwembia kept his third consecutive clean sheet and 22nd of his career. Mwembia now has a stellar 0.24 goals-against average on the season. He and the defense have allowed just one goal on the season and didn't allow a single goal this weekend in 180 minutes of action against a pair of Big Ten Conference foes. Mwembia made three saves against the Wildcats.
Western Michigan 4, Green Bay 0
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GREEN BAY, Wisc. - The Western Michigan men's soccer team improved to 2-2 on the season with a commanding 4-0 shutout at Green Bay on Sunday afternoon. Four players scored for the Broncos, as the WMU offense recorded four goals for the second consecutive Sunday.
"It was a complete performance today by the guys," said Western Michigan head coach Chad Wiseman. "They stuck with the game plan for the entire match and were rewarded with the victory. We had to show some toughness today after dealing with the emotions of the overtime loss at home on Friday night. To me, coming away with a 4-0 result against a good Green Bay team on the road is toughness."
Bethel University transfer Sam Biek scored his second goal as a Bronco to give his team a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute. Biek controlled and put away a deflected shot from senior forward Anthony Bowie, who got credit for the assist. Bowie scored one of his own shortly after in the 24th minute to put Western Michigan up by two, striking home a ball centered by sophomore forward Mike Melaragni. Bowie now leads the Broncos this season in points with eight (3 goals, 2 assists).
The Broncos continued to control play in the second half, outshooting the Phoenix by a mark of 6-2. Freshman midfielder Brennan Creek extended the Bronco advantage to three in the 61st minute with his second goal of the season. Senior captain Giuseppe Vitale battled for a 50/50 ball in the attacking zone and used an impressive finish to put the finishing touches on the victory. It was the first collegiate goal for the native of Washington Township, Mich.
"Four different goal scorers is great to see," said Wiseman. "A huge congratulations is also in order to our captain Giuseppe on his first collegiate goal."
The Western Michigan defense was outstanding, allowing the Phoenix just three shots total in the full 90 minutes of play to earn its second shutout of the year.
"It was a total team commitment on the defensive side of the ball," Wiseman stated. "We did not concede a shot on goal, which is impressive. Both Sam Biek and Brandon Skinner had great control of the game and the players in front of them."
Western Michigan will continue non-conference play on Saturday when it welcomes Cincinnati to the WMU Soccer Complex at 12 p.m.
