ARCATA, Calif.---- Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks opened up their 2022 season with a 2-2 draw against the visiting Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks.  The Jacks trailed 1-0 at the half, but came back in the second half with goals by Devin Hauenstein and Juan Perez to take a 2-1 lead.  The Nighthawks scored with less than six minutes left off a ball from Jake Levine as the two teams settled for a 2-2 stalemate. 
 
FIRST HALF:  Northwest Nazarene (0-0-1) dominated the first 45-minute period posting seven shot attempts to the Jacks' zero. The visitors took the 1-0 lead on a goal by Jimmy Koufidakis off a ball from Jake Levine in the eighth minute.  The Nighthawks had a chance to double its led but the Jack keeper, Adrian Gallardo made two saves in the 15^th minute to keep the score 1-0, NNU.  The guests had another chance to take a 2-0 lead, but Gallardo made another of his four saves stopping Sullivan Smith as the match went into the half with Northwest Nazarene leading 1-0.
 
SECOND HALF:  The Jacks came out of the locker room on fire as Devin Hauenstein saw his chance to tie the match at 1-1 be stopped by NNU's Sawyer Price in the 55^th minute.  Five minutes later, the Jacks had another chance to tie the match, but Daniel Adeyeye's shot sailed high over the net.  The match remained 1-0 NNU until the 71^st minute when Hauenstein connected on a through ball from Dylan Tovani to tie the match at 1-1.  Cal Poly Humboldt (0-0-1) took the 2-1 lead in the 78^th minute on a goal by Juan Perez off a cross from Nico Herrera-Land. 
 
Humboldt had a chance to double its lead, but Hauenstein's shot sailed high over the net in the 84^th minute.  One minute later, the Nighthawks tied the match at 2-2 on a goal by Levine off a ball by Cameron Natvig.  There only was one shot attempt in the final minutes by both teams as the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
 
FIRST GOAL: Juan Perez scored his first goal as a Jack after transferring from Chico State last spring.  Devin Hauenstein's goal was his eighth in his career at Humboldt. Dylan Tovani now has three assists in his career as a Jack with Nico Herrera-Land recording his fifth assist in the Green and Gold.
 
FOUR SAVES:  Adrian Gallardo had four saves in goal for Humboldt this afternoon.  The Nighthawks' Sawyer Price had one save.
 
UP NEXT:  Cal Poly Humboldt will host Holy Names this Saturday, August 27 at 11:30am at College Creek Field. The Hawks tied Stanislaus State 2-2 in Orinda, Calif., earlier this afternoon.