DEKALB, Ill. – The Drake University men's soccer team scored three unanswered goals to rally past Northern Illinois, 3-1, Sunday afternoon in its final exhibition match of the preseason.
"Today was a strong, collective, performance against a very good NIU team," said Drake head coach Gareth Smith. "This is always a difficult place to play and it was a toughly contested match from start to finish."
Giovanni Garcia scored the match's initial goal for the Huskies in the 25th minute, but the Bulldogs tied the friendly with sophomore Nic Jaimes' (Olathe, Kan.