Owls First Half Goals Down Eagles 10/15/2017 12:50:53 AM KIRKLAND, Wash. – Oregon Tech scored two first half goals on their way to a 2-0 shutout victory over Northwest University this afternoon on the NU Athletic Field. A rough physical contest marred by 32 fouls, six yellow cards and one red card were handed out with 21 of those fouls coming in the second half. Benito Torres-Mata put the Owls into the lead in the 33rd minute as he beat Eagle defenders to score from 3 yards out center of the goal. Brennan Gazdik earned the assist on the play. Then in the 41st minute, Matthew Sai scored unassisted on a rebound off a deflection from 12 yards out and into the right corner of the net as Oregon Tech would take a 2-0 lead into halftime. Forced to play shorthanded in the second half after a disqualification, Northwest U created several opportunities to score but would not be able to finish as the OIT defense and Gerardo Skewes would not allow a goal in the contest. Lucas Alves led Northwest U (7-5-1, 5-3-1 CCC) with 7 shots, two shots on goal. Daniel Christenson made five saves in goal for the Eagles in the loss. Oregon Tech (6-6-1, 5-4-1 CCC) outshot NU 20-18 with Kelly Kyllo leading the way with five shots. Clayton Maves took 4 shots, three shots on goal. Skewes, the goalkeeper for the Owls made five saves earning the shutout. “The first half was a struggle again for us, but we still created a couple of good chances that we must put away,” commented Gary McIntosh, NU head coach. “If we score one of those chances, it changes everything for us. Going down a man is never easy but I like how we did not quit and controlled much of the second half play. We will learn from this loss and move forward.” Next Up: Northwest U travels to Montana next weekend for games at Carroll and Providence.