The Aurora University men's soccer team remained unbeaten in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play with 6-0 shutout victory of the Lakeland University Muskies. The Spartans celebrated Senior Day by extending their winning streak to nine.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 6, Lakeland University 0
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 10-4-0 (8-0-0 NACC); Lakeland University 3-13-1 (0-8-0 NACC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Two minutes into the game, Henry Zehnal gave the Spartans the lead, as he found the bottom left corner from 35 yards out on a pass from Matt Napolitano.
- Just a few minutes later, Henry Zehnal scored again on a shot into the lower right corner, this time assisted from Salvador Garcia, giving the Spartans a 2-0 lead.
- The Spartans continued their offensive pressure as Matt Napolitano knocked home a shot from six yards out on a cross from Christian Duarte.
- At the 40 minute mark, the Spartans extended their lead to 4-0 as Andrew Grabowski scored on a deflection off a Muskie defender. Goal assisted by David Cahue.
- The Spartans were not yet done with their first half scoring at Justin Rutherford scored 43 minutes into the game, on a pretty shot from ten yards out. Rutherford's goal was assisted by Julio Acosta and Davis Cahue.
- The Spartans would hold that lead going into halftime, up 5-0.
- The second half saw plenty of offensive pressure from the Spartans but only one goal. Matt Napolitano would get his second goal of the game when Henry Zehnal and Salvador Garcia combined to find Napolitano three yards out from the goal and Matt was able to convert the pass to a Spartan goal. The goal was scored in the 45th minute of the game.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS:  Henry Zehnal and Matt Napolitano (2), Justin Rutherford and Andrew Grabowski (1)
ASSISTS: David Cahue, Salvador Garcia (2), Matt Napolitano, Christian Duarte and Julio Acosta (1)
SAVES: Elias Rojas, Jalen Depenbrock and Alberto Zavala combined for the Spartan shutout. 

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Sunday, October 20 when they host University of Wisconsin- Platteville. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Ill.