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Enrique
©Steve Woltmann
0
Rockford University RU (4-6-0, 3-2-0)
4
Winner Aurora University AU (5-2-2, 4-0-1)
Rockford University RU
(4-6-0, 3-2-0)
0
Final
4
Aurora University AU
(5-2-2, 4-0-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rockford University RU 0 0 0
Aurora University AU 1 3 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Spartans back in win column with 4-0 victory over Rockford

The Aurora University men's soccer team got back to their winning ways in front of their home crowd on Wednesday night, shutting out Rockford University 4-0.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 4, Rockford University 0
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park - Montgomery, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 6-3-2 and 4-0-1 in the NACC

How it happened
-AU didn't waste much time getting on the board in the 11th minute off the foot of Max Crawford, his 2nd goal of the season.
-The stifling Spartan defense only allowed Rockford to take one off-target shot during the first half.
-AU was able to get 11 shots on goal in the first half, including four from Enrique Gonzalez.
-Just four minutes into the second half, Gonzalez shifted his way around a couple of Rockford defenders to make 2-0 in favor of AU.
-In the 62nd minute, Anthony Marmolejo set up Gonzalez for his second goal of the game.
-Seven minutes later, Branden Dolezal knocked in his 3rd goal of the season off the assist from Omar Saldana.
-Rockford only took two shots on goal the entire game.
- AU would be victorious 4-0

Spartan Leaders
POINTS: Enrique Gonzalez (2)
GOALS: Enrique Gonzalez (2)
ASSISTS: Anthony Marmolejo and Omar Saldana (1)
SAVES: Jalen Depenbrock and Antonio Herrera (1)

Up Next
Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Saturday, September 30th when they host Lakeland University for AU's homecoming. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Spartan Athletic Complex in Montgomery, Illinois.
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