Michigan-native Alexander Renzi may have grown up watching the Wolverines play soccer, but that doesn’t mean he felt bad about sending them home with a loss.
The Northwestern midfielder from Rochester Hills, Mich., assisted on a play just four minutes into overtime that gave the Wildcats (10-3-2, 2-1-1 Big Ten) a 2-1 win over Michigan (8-5-2, 1-3-0) and their second consecutive Big Ten victory.
NU junior Eric Brin sent a corner kick into the box and the ball bounced around until Renzi hit a header into the air. Junior Brad Napper knocked it home and sent his teammates rushing onto the field to celebrate their fourth straight win.
“As soon as I heard the crowd, I knew it went in,” said Renzi, who played with three of the Wolverines on his former club team in Michigan. “I saw Napper running toward the flagpole, and I thought, ‘I guess I should follow him.'”
