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Deri Corfe's overtime winner earns Raiders victory in first conference game Saturday.
2
Winner Wright State WSUM (4-0-1, 1-0 HL)
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Northern Kentucky NKU (4-1-0, 0-1 HL)
Winner
Wright State WSUM
(4-0-1, 1-0 HL)
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Final
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Northern Kentucky NKU
(4-1-0, 0-1 HL)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Wright State WSUM 0 1 0 1 2
Northern Kentucky NKU 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Communications

@WSU_Mens_Soccer Completes Comeback Victory to Open Horizon League Play

The Wright State men's soccer team opened conference play Saturday night when it visited the unbeaten Norse of Northern Kentucky University. The Raiders fell behind early in the match, but came back to tie late, and would go on to win the match in overtime. The Raiders continued their theme of perseverance they have shown through much of the young season, and begin Horizon League play on a great note. 

First Half
The match began on a rain-soaked evening, and the weather conditions were a factor throughout Saturday's match. The Norse got off to a fast start, mounting a steady offensive attack from the opening whistle. Conner Probert put NKU on top in the 10th minute off of a backheel feed from Alex Greive inside the box. The Norse would continue the pressure, attempting 10 shots before the halftime whistle. Only two of these shots were on target, with junior Joel Sundell saving the only other. The Raiders spent much of the first frame in the defensive half of the field, managing just two total shots with one on frame, and entered the locker room trailing by one goal.

Second Half
The Raiders flipped the switch in the second half of the match, controlling much more of the offensive flow of the game. Even with a much more potent offensive attack, the Raiders were unable to put the final touch on the goal for much of the second half. In the 87th minute, a reckless challenge from NKU's Abdul Kooistra inside the 18 yard box earned him a yellow card, and gave the Raiders a penalty shot late in the match. Stefan Rokvic stepped up to the spot late in the match, and with the pressure on, he buried the ball in the back of the net to tie the match. 

Overtime
The two teams entered extra time as the rain continued to pour down, and the first overtime period came and went with only one shot between the two teams, but nothing to show for it. Five minutes after the teams switched ends for the second overtime period, the Raiders earned a corner kick, and Deri Corfe lofted a shot over keeper Jim Barkei and into the back of the net to give Wright State the victory. The Raiders earn a crucial victory to start Horizon League play against the previously unbeaten Norse, and move to the top of the league standings for the moment.

Up Next
The Raiders will have a 10-day break between Saturday and their next match, when they return to Alumni Field to host Eastern Illinois Tuesday, September 18. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
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