The Aurora University men's soccer team hosted Lakeland University for a Saturday afternoon conference matchup. Early goals from the Spartans led to a 3-1 victory over the Muskies.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3, Lakeland University 1
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park - Montgomery, Illinois 
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-1-4 overall and 2-2 in the NACC; Lakeland University 2-3-2 overall and 0-4 in the NACC
 

 - Freshman Branden Dolezal got the Spartans on the board 13 minutes into the first-half. He was assisted by Jaime Diaz. 
 - In the 19^th minute, a miscue between the Spartan defense and the goalkeeper, lead to an own goal, and the game was tied 1-1.
 - The Spartans extended their lead 2-1 before heading into halftime. Gio Villegas scored on an assist from Christian Correa. 
 - Late in the second-half, Spartan Enrique Gonzalez joined in on the scoring action. He was assisted by Jaime Diaz and the Spartans led 3-1 with 13 minutes remaining in the half.
- The Spartans goalkeeper Jalen Depenbrock kept the Muskies from finding the back of the AU net. 
- AU was victorious 3-1. 


GOALS: Brandon Dolezal, Gio Villegas and Enrique Gonzalez (1)
ASSISTS: Jaime Diaz (2) and Christian Correa (1)
SAVES: Jalen Depenbrock (11)


Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Wednesday, September 28 when they host North Central College. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. in Montgomery, Illinois.