The Aurora University men's soccer team battled the Scots of Alma College on the Spartan Stadium turf, winning 3-2.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3, Alma 2
LOCATION: Montgomery, Illinois – Spartan Stadium
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-0; Alma College 0-1
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Christian Duarte got the Spartans on the board with a goal in the 14th minute.
- The Scots tied it up 13 minutes later and the teams headed into halftime with a 1-1 score.
- Alma struck first in the second half with a goal in the 69th minute.
- AU responded promptly with a goal of their own as Julio Acosta gathered a lose ball and sunk a shot into the upper 90.
- Acosta got in on the action again with an assist to Torres for the game winning goal with only three minutes left in the game.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: Christian Duarte (1), Julio Acosta (1), Alejandro Torres (1)
ASSISTS: Jorge Patino (1), Julio Acosta (1)
SAVES: Edward St. Martin (1)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Saturday, August 31 as they face Hope College at Spartan Stadium, in Montgomery, Ill.