The Aurora University men's soccer team remains unbeaten in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play with a 2-1 win over Edgewood College. The Spartans win a key NACC match-up on Homecoming weekend.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 2, Edgewood College 1
LOCATION: Madison, WI
RECORDS: Aurora University 6-4-0 (4-0-0 NACC); Edgewood College 5-6-1 (2-2-0 NACC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans scored early, as
Salvador Garcia found the back of the Eagle's net on a rocket shot from 30 yards out. The score came in only the fourth minute of action, giving AU the 1-0 lead.
- Edgewood would answer back quickly, with a goal in the eighth minute, tying the score 1-1.
- The remainder of the first half was a back and forth battle, each team seeing opportunities to score, but neither able to pull ahead. The game would go into halftime tied, 1-1.
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Christian Duarte broke the tie in the 48th minute, when a scramble in front of the Eagle net resulted in a Spartan goal.
- The Spartans out shot the Eagles, 20-8 and would go on to win the game 2-1.
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: Salvador Garcia and
Christian Duarte (1)
SAVES: Jalen Depenbrock (2)
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Wednesday, October 9 when the Spartans take on Wisconsin Lutheran College. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. in Milwaukee, WI.
