WILDER, Ky. - Joaquin Palomeque, Nate McCall and Jeremy Robertson all scored goals Sunday afternoon as the Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer team defeated Saint Joseph’s College, 3-1, at the Town & Country Sports Complex.
NKU improved to 4-7-2 overall, 1-5-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Saint Joseph’s is 4-10 overall, 1-5 in the GLVC.
Palomeque gave NKU a 1-0 lead at the 31:18 mark by sending an indirect kick past Saint Joseph’s goalie Matt Meier into the net. It was Palomeque’s second goal of the season.
NKU upped its lead to 2-0 early in the second half when McCall took a pass from Kevin Morath and found the net. The Norse sealed the win at the 71:22 mark when Robertson scored his first goal of the season off an assist from Randy Walters.
Saint Joseph’s scored its only goal at the 73:36 mark on a penalty kick by Paul Ryder.
NKU will play at the University of Indianapolis at noon this Friday.
Joaquin Palomeque