Men's soccer fast start not enough

Xavier Ortega | Northern StarJunior defender Jerome Roche (left) stands firm with sophomore midfielder Max Voss against a free kick against the DePaul Blue Devils on Aug. 21. Voss scored the only goal for the Huskies against SIU Edwardsville to end the game in a draw on Friday.

NIU (0-0-1) was led by sophomore midfielder Max Voss, who tallied the first collegiate goal of his career in Friday’s contest.

The Huskies were unable to hold the lead as a second half penalty kick for the Cougars forced overtime.

“I thought we were definitely better in the first half,” said NIU Head Coach Eric Luzzi after Friday’s match. “[The Cougars were] definitely better in the second half, and overtime was pretty…