Covenant News

NPU Men's Soccer Season Opens with Win in Ohio

DELAWARE, OH (September 4, 2003) - North Park University (NPU) opened its men's soccer season last weekend with a win and a tie in placing second in the 26th annual Fred Myers Invitational at nationally rated Ohio Wesleyan University.

A first half goal from Edin Dautovic was the difference for the Vikings (1-0-1) in Friday's 1-0 opening game victory against Bethany College of West Virginia. On Saturday, NPU tied tourney champion Ohio Wesleyan 0-0 in regulation play before losing 3-2 in penalty kicks - the result goes as a tie for season records.

Dautovic and NPU goalie Matt Evans were named to the All-Tourney team last weekend. Evans had nine saves against Ohio Wesleyan and seven against Bethany.

NPU's men's team plays in Wisconsin this weekend, with a 3 p.m. non-league contest against Lakeland College on Saturday. The Viking women's team will play Lakeland at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

On Sunday, the NPU men play a 1 p.m. match at Marian College while the women play at 3:30 p.m. Last weekend, the women's team got a goal from Erin Robertson but lost 6-1 to Virginia Wesleyan College Saturday at the Methodist Tournament of Friends in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Vikings (0-2) lost a 1-0 decision to Ohio Northern University on Sunday to end tourney play.

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