Detroit Takes Over First Place in #HLMSOC Standings

#HLMSOC Results -- Saturday, Nov. 1st 
Detroit 1, Belmont 0
Cleveland State 3, UIC 1
Oakland 1, Wright State 1 (2OT)
Green Bay 2, Valparaiso 1 (OT)

Titans Move Into First With 1-0 Win at Belmont -- Box Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (11/1/2014) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's soccer team earned its seventh shutout of the season Saturday afternoon and clinched a first-round bye in the upcoming Horizon League Championships after defeating host Belmont, 1-0.

Detroit (9-5-3, 6-1 Horizon League) moved into first place in the Horizon League regular-season standings with the victory, moving past Oakland. The Golden Grizzlies (5-0-2 HL) tied Wright State on Saturday, giving Detroit a one-point lead, 18-17, heading into the final week of the regular season. The Titans will place no lower than second in the Horizon League regular season standings after the win at Belmont and have a shot at earning the regular season title in its regular-season finale at Milwaukee on Friday. Read more

Senior Day Suspense -- Box Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's soccer dropped a 1-0 decision to Detroit Saturday afternoon at E.S. Rose Park.

The Bruin program honored six graduating seniors prior to the match - Himesh Zaver, Cody Carpenter, Joao Fonseca, Luca Schioppa, Tyler Vieth, and Diego Figueroa.

The two sides faced cold, blustery conditions in a match with significant Horizon League postseason implications. Read more

Men's Soccer Earns Big Win Against UIC, 3-1 -- Box Score
CLEVELAND, OH – The Vikings faced off in a big game against conference opponent UIC Saturday evening in a 3-1 victory at Krenzler Field.

The Vikings improve to 6-10 and 4-3 in Horizon league play while UIC drops to 6-8-2 and 2-4-1 in league play.

Cleveland State's Mike Matlock struck first on a header in the 29th minute with an assist from Kevin Blackwood.  The Flames answered with a goal of their own also in the first half with a goal by Jorge Alvarez off a corner kick from Alex Simon. Read more

Men's Soccer Falls in Road Finale at Cleveland State, 3-1 -- Box Score
CLEVELAND – The UIC men’s soccer team (6-8-2, 2-4-1 HL) could not hold off Cleveland State (6-10-0, 4-3-0 HL) from scoring two goals in the second half as it fell, 3-1, Saturday night at Krenzler Field in its final road match of the regular season. Junior Jorge Alvarez scored for the Flames in the 36th minute off the corner kick from redshirt-freshman Alex Simon, who collected his first-career point.

UIC and Cleveland State each recorded nine shots on the night, while the Vikings had every attempt reach on goal. The Flames, as well as the Vikings, took a total of 11 corner kicks, marking the most corners taken in a match since UIC combined with Marquette on Aug. 27, 2011 with the same tally of 22. Read more

Oakland Plays to 1-1 Draw with Wright State on Senior Night -- Box Score
ROCHESTER, Mich. - Joey Tinnion scored the lone goal for the Golden Grizzlies as Oakland played to a 1-1 draw against Wright State in men's soccer action Saturday night at the Oakland Soccer Field. With the result, Oakland moves to 5-0-2 in Horizon League play and clinch a first-round bye in the Horizon League Tournament.

"It's unfortunate and we are extremely disappointed to say the least," said coach Eric Pogue. "We did have a lot of shots on goal and I thought we were the better team all night but the score doesn't reflect that. But that's soccer. We made the keeper make some nice saves but we have to make those shots more difficult for the goalkeeper. We walk away with a draw and we walk away disappointed. Now we put our fate in someone else's hands, which is something we did not want to do but this team is no stranger to adversity. We will regroup and refocus on the things we can control which is getting a win against Valpo." Read more

Men's Soccer Ties at Oakland -- Box Score
A Bryce Rockwell-Ashton goal in the second half proved to be the equalizer as the Wright State men's soccer team came away with a 1-1 tie at Oakland Saturday night.

After a scoreless first half, the Golden Grizzlies took a 1-0 lead at the 46:28 mark of the second half on a Joey Tinnion goal. Read more

Seniors Come Up Key in Green Bay's OT Win Over Valpo -- Box Score
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – After being honored before the game, a pair of seniors played a key role in the Green Bay men’s soccer team’s 2-1 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday night at Santaga Stadium. The Phoenix earned its first conference victory of the season in the process and improved to 5-9-3 and 1-5-1 in conference play, while Valparaiso moves to 8-5-4 overall and 3-3-1 in the Horizon League.

With 37 seconds remaining in the game and Green Bay trailing 1-0, senior Lawrence Talery (Coon Rapids, Minn.) flicked one into the back of the net with his head to force overtime. Fellow-senior Defrim Ramushevski (South Milwaukee, Wis.) played the ball in the air to Talery, picking up the assist on the goal. Read more

Men’s Soccer Falls in Heartbreaker to Green Bay -- Box Score
The Valparaiso men’s soccer team dropped a 2-1 overtime decision on a chilly night at Green Bay Saturday night.

Scoreless through the first 85 minutes of play, Valpo found the offensive spark when sophomore forward Matt Gweh (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) put one into the net in the 86th minute off a pass from classmate Suleiman Thomas (Chicago, Ill./Lake Forest Academy). The lead would be short-lived however, as Lawrence Talery headed in the equalizer in the 90th minute. Read more