The Aurora University men's soccer team clinched the second seed and a first-round bye in the upcoming Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament with a convincing 7-0 victory over Concordia University Chicago on Wednesday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 7, Concordia University Chicago 0
LOCATION: Spartan Stadium - Montgomery, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 9-8-1, 8-2-1 NACC; Concordia University Chicago 3-11, 2-9 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans controlled the tempo early but the score remained 0-0.
- In the 26th minute it appeared as if the Spartans had taken a 1-0 lead but offsides was ruled and the score remained 0-0.
- Almost eight minutes later, Collin Foreman struck as he gathered a rebound off an Edgar Soto shot and AU led 1-0.
- 1-0 would be the score heading to halftime with the Spartans maintaining a 12-0 advantage in shots.
- AU went ahead 2-0 in the 51st minute with Edgar Soto sending a corner kick in front of the box to Henry Zehnal who buried his fourth goal of the year.
- In a span of 2:36 from 67:04 to 69:40 the Spartans scored three times to put the game out of reach.
- Jeremey Perales (from Zehnal), and Jacob Lysik assisted on the next two goals from Xavi Ortiz and Christian Duarte.
- Alex Spicer tallied the final two goals just 26 seconds a part with Salvador Garcia and Justin Rutherford picking up helpers.
- Edward St. Martin picked up the shutout win as he had to make one save on the day.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: Alec Spicer (2)
ASSISTS: Edgar Soto and Jacob Lysik (2)
SAVES: Edward St. Martin (1)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Wednesday, October 31 when they host the semi-final round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. Game time is set 7:00 p.m. against a NACC Tournament first-round winner at Spartan Stadium in Montgomery, Illinois.