The Aurora University men's soccer team earned a 1-0 victory over Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Athletic Park.
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 1, Milwaukee School of Engineering 0
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park - Montgomery, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 6-2-1 overall, 3-1 NACC; Milwaukee School of Engineering 3-4-2 overall, 2-1-1 NACC
- The two teams played a scoreless opening 45 minutes, with AU goalkeeper Brett Miller making two saves to keep MSOE off the board.
- The Spartans came out attacking in the second half, recording four shots in the opening 13 minutes.
- In the 59th minute, Walter Delapaz converted a penalty kick to give the Spartans a 1-0 advantage. The goal was his second of the season.
- Aurora continued to control the attack in the second half, out-shooting the Raiders 9-2 and earning four corner kicks.
- Miller and the Spartan defense held MSOE scoreless the rest of the way. Miller made his final save with 26 seconds remaining to secure the 1-0 shutout.
- AU finished the afternoon with an 11-6 advantage in shots and a 5-2 edge in corner kicks.
GOALS: Walter Delapaz (1)
SAVES: Brett Miller (3)
Next scheduled action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Wednesday, September 30 when they host Concordia University Chicago. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Montgomery, Illinois at Spartan Athletic Park.
