HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Noah Jensen recorded his second goal of the season off a penalty kick late in the first half as Oakland dropped its first Horizon League match of the season with a 2-1 setback at Northern Kentucky on Monday afternoon.
Dylan Borczak recorded two shots while
Dawsun Schrum,
Ville Ahola and
Reid Sproat each posted a shot.
Set pieces proved the be the difference as Northern Kentucky (2-1) got the game-winner late in the second half off a corner kick while Oakland could not convert and of their 10 corner kick opportunities.
The game remained scoreless until deep in the first half when Northern Kentucky got a goal from Deryn Armstrong at the 44.14 mark. Oakland quickly responded just 40 seconds later at the 44.54 mark when NKU was called for a foul inside the box. Jensen stepped up and delivered a shot past NKU keeper Daniel Bermingham for the equalizer. Both of Jensen's goals this season have come off penalty kicks.
The game remained tied for much of the second half until NKU's Dylan Bufton got the game-winner off a corner kick in the 82nd minute.
Oakland returns home to the Grizz Dome to face arch-rival Detroit Mercy in a Metro Series showdown on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.
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