Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play opened up for the Aurora University men's soccer team on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans welcomed Edgewood College to Vago Field and used two early goals to their benefit to hang on to a 2-1 victory.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Aurora University 2   Edgewood College 1
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Vago Field
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-4 and 1-0 NACC: Edgewood College 2-4 and 0-1 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Spartans opened up the scoring 3:51 into the game with a goal by Collin Foreman assisted by Ben Edith.
Aurora tallied again at 7:20 when Angel Barajas scored on a pass from Justin Farley.
The Eagles scored early in the second half at 52:52 when Jesse Greenwood put a pass from Garrett Lee in the back of the net.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
Edgewood shot of the bar for Garrett Lee and the rebound goal is waived off for a hand ball.
Key save for Edgewood College goalkeeper Kyle Wood in the 73^rd minute to keep the score 2-1.
Key save for Aurora goalie Zach McFarland in the 86^th minute to keep the Spartans in the lead.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Zach McFarland recorded four saves for the Spartans.
Collin Foreman led the Spartans with five shots.
Angel Barajas and Colin Foreman both scored a goal on the day for Aurora.
Ben Edith and Justin Farley both recorded an assist for the Spartans.
 
FOR THE FOES
Henry Simon, Jesse Greenwood, and Luke O'Toole all had two shots for the Eagles.
Jesse Greenwood scored a goal for Edgewood.
Garrett Lee recorded an assist for the Eagles.
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Tuesday, September 22 when they travel to North Park University. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois.