Friday, Sept. 13 Results
UIC 2, Lipscomb 0
Milwaukee 2, DePaul 1 (ot)
No. 24 Northwestern 4, Green Bay 0
Belmont 1, Cleveland State 0
Missouri State 2, Detroit 1 (2ot)
Oakland 2, Marshall 1
West Virginia 2, Wright State 1
Valparaiso 2, IUPUI 1 (2ot)
UIC 2, Lipscomb 0
The UIC men’s soccer team recorded its first shutout of the season when sophomores Jorge Alvarez and Kyle Lindberg each scored to take the Flames to a 2-0 victory over Lipscomb at the Belmont Invitational on Friday at Rose Park.
The win moves the Flames to 2-2-0 this season, having captured their last two matches, while the Bisons have now lost their last two and are also 2-2-0.
"Going into any game, you want to get a positive result and get a win," head coach Sean Phillips said. "The best part of it, for us, is that we were able to get the win by scoring two goals. A 2-0 shutout win on the road is always tough, especially down south with the heat and an afternoon game, and I thought the boys showed a developing resilience with each other today."
Alvarez made the first shot attempt of the game and was able to execute less than eight minutes later in the 10th minute, when he put his second goal of the season past Lipscomb goalkeeper Micah Bledsoe, with the assist from junior Jesus Torres. The Flames continued to make chances and finished the first period with six shots, three of which were on goal from Alvarez and seniors Slobodan Aleksov and Bob Novak.
Into the second period, Lindberg added an insurance goal for UIC in the 57th minute for his second score of the season, with assists from Alvarez and Aleksov. The Flames had three additional shots in the half, with another on goal coming from Novak. Freshman goalkeeper Andrew Putna made just one save in the match, as UIC held Lipscomb only one shot in the second and four in the entire 90 minutes.
"Our offense continues to evolve and I thought our defending today was very good," Phillips added. "We were able to shutout the opponent and I think a lot of it is our back four, who continue to take better shape. I thought we managed the game better, we limited the number of opportunities we gave to the opponent, and when we didn't do that, we were able to put those fires out pretty efficiently."
The Flames are back on the field at Rose Park for the final day of competition on Sunday, when they take on host Belmont at 2:30 p.m. CT.
"We came down here with the goal of coming back with two wins, and we still have to get ready for a tough Belmont opponent," said Phillips. "Our next challenge is to rebound, get our bodies ready and continue to improve so we can get another result on Sunday."
Milwaukee 2, DePaul 1 (ot)
Senior Andrew Stone netted the game-winning goal with 36 seconds left in overtime to give the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's soccer team a well-deserved 2-1 victory over DePaul University Friday afternoon at Wish Field.
"I think it was a result that we deserved," UWM head coach Kris Kelderman said. "We played well, our possession was really good and it has been the past few games. We played good soccer. I feel like I'm saying the same thing after every game - we are getting a good number of shots and chances but struggling to get that second goal."
The Panthers (3-0-1) dominated the stat sheet against the Blue Demons (1-4-0), yet found themselves in overtime after DePaul scored with 1:47 left in regulation.
"I thought we could have managed the final three minutes better than we did," Kelderman said. "But they got an opportunity, finished it and here we go to overtime again. Give the guys credit, it's tough when you feel you have the upper hand throughout the whole evening and then they come back. We went into overtime with a good attitude. We were aggressive and fortunately, we came away with the victory."
Milwaukee outshot its opponent by a final count of 26-8, but a career-high 11 saves by Blue Demon goalkeeper Eric Sorby kept the game from being one-sided.
On the fifth corner kick of overtime, senior Luke Goodnetter's service to the front of the goal area fell to the feet of Stone, who blasted it past the keeper to make UWM a winner.
With the victory, the Panthers remain unbeaten at 3-0-1, marking the first time the team has been unbeaten through four games since starting the 2001 campaign 4-0-0.
"It's exciting," Kelderman said. "We are pushing ourselves. We are playing good soccer and excited about where we are, but know that we have to get better because it's only going to get harder."
No. 24 Northwestern 4, Green Bay 0
Quick back-to-back goals in both the first and second halves led the 24th-ranked Northwestern men’s soccer team to a 4-0 win over Green Bay in game one of the NIU adidas Invite on Friday afternoon in DeKalb.
The Green Bay defense stood strong in the opening minutes of the match, as Northwestern had five corner kicks in the first 14 minutes but was unable to capitalize. However NU’s Joey Calistri put up back-to-back goals in the 25th and 27th minutes to go up, 2-0. His first goal came off a shot just inside the box, shooting it past the left side of Kyle Ihn (Wales, Wis.). Just over a minute later he found the net again, collecting a rebound off a shot by Chris Ritter and heading it home.
Jordan Dover (Ontario, Canada) put a shot on goal for the Phoenix in the 30th minute and Lawrence Talery (Coon Rapids, Minn.) added one in the 38th minute but both shots fell short as the Wildcats went into the break with the lead and a 4-2 advantage in shots.
Another pair of quick goals in the 65th and 66th minutes put the match out of reach, as Northwestern built its lead to 4-0. Calistri completed the hat trick in the 65th minute, sending home a cross from Lepe Seetane. It took 1:06 for the Huskies to score again, this time an unassisted marker by Eric Weberman.
Ihn played the entire match, making three saves. Dover and AJ Patterson (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) both finished with a shot on goal.
Belmont 1, Cleveland State 0
The Cleveland State men's soccer team fell to Belmont 1-0, on Friday night.
Despite the loss, the Vikings (2-3-0) played a tough defensive game throughout the contest.
Belmont scored the first goal of the game at the three minute-mark when sophomore defender Alfred Edmonds netted his first goal of the year giving them an early 1-0 lead, which was the difference in the game. Despite giving up an early goal, the Vikings strong defense held Belmont to only five shots, only two of which were on goal in the match.
In the second half, CSU pressured the ball on the Bruins, but could not score in the contest.
CSU will remain in Nashville, Tennessee when the Vikings will look to rebound when they play Lipscomb on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. EST.
Missouri State 2, Detroit 1 (2ot)
The University of Detroit Mercy men's soccer team suffered their first loss of the 2013 season, as the Titans dropped a 2-1 match to host Missouri State in extra time Friday night at Plaster Sports Complex.
In the three matches to begin the season it had been the Titans on their heels, but this time around it was Detroit (0-1-3) as the aggressor to begin the match. UDM nearly struck first off a corner from Cameron Roberts to Jason Leslie, but the Missouri State (3-1) keeper rejected it at the last minute.
In the 15th minute of play, Adam Bedell launched a throw in from the right sideline and Patrick Soltys leaped over a Bears defender to head the ball in and record his first goal of the season. It was also the first lead for UDM in the 2013 season.
The Titans did not lie off after gaining their first lead of the season. Tyler Moorman saw a couple of chances, one saved by the Missouri State keeper and another, which sailed slightly over the top post.
With the pressure on the Bears now, and in need of a goal, Jack Roberts dribbled across the field and found the inside of the right post to knot the game at one a piece.
Not many opportunities for either team in the second half of play. With 18 minutes left in regulation, both teams had a combined three shots and two corners in the half.
A mistake by the back line of UDM in the closing seconds was almost costly for the Titans, as Missouri State's Jack Wood was left free and his shot with 35 seconds left, hit the bottom of the top bar, but never made its way over the line and Detroit was headed to its fourth straight overtime in as many games.
Trevor Flynn almost ended extra time early as he was left open in the box off a corner, but his header went left of the net. Soon after, Zachary Atwood had a chance at goal, but was denied by the keeper.
In the second overtime, Missouri State's Brandon Barbero put in a header as time expired to give the Titans their first loss of the season. In the final period, the Bears outshot the Titans 3-0 and racked up four corners to UDM's zero.
Oakland 2, Marshall 1
Matt Dudley scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute as the Oakland men's soccer team (1-2-2) earned their first victory of the season with a 2-1 victory over Marshall (0-4-1) Friday night at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex.
Dudley put in the game-winner unassisted in the 87th minute as the ball bounced around the box onto his foot and slotted it inside the near post past the keeper.
Oakland scored first in the 16th minute as Matt Rickard netted his second goal of the season as he scored on a quick pass from Derek Nowak to the face of the goal and put it past the keeper on the left side of the net. Marshall would score the equalizer in the 73rd minute as Jahvon Allison took a cross into the box from Daniel Jodah and scored on the second effort past Sean Lewis.
The Golden Grizzlies outshot the Herd 10-7 in the match. Lewis finished with two saves allowing the one goal while Marshall's Tyler Atwell also made two saves and allowed two goals.
West Virginia 2, Wright State 1
For the second straight match, the Wright State men's soccer team saw a 1-0 lead slip away as a second-half goal gave West Virginia a 2-1 decision Friday night in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Sophomore forward Brett Elder gave the Raiders that 1-0 lead at the 16:50 mark of the first half as he connected on a chip shot with the assist going to sophomore midfielder Wesley Cain. It was Elder's second goal of the season and the first assist for Cain.
West Virginia, however, tied the contest just 6:36 later and then tallied the game-winner at the 69:37 mark of the second half.
Valparaiso 2, IUPUI 1 (2ot)
In their first home game of the season, the Crusader men welcomed IUPUI to Brown Field. In what is becoming a common theme in the 2013 season, the Crusaders decided to give their fans the experience of extra time. For the fourth time in five games, the Crusaders needed extra time to decide the outcome of one of their matches. So far in the season, each Valpo game that has been decided in extra time has ended in a draw. Tonight, however, the script would waver from the norm. Rather than the game end in another draw, Nick Suker (Downers Grove, Ill.) and the Crusaders would end the match and secure a victory in the 106th minute. Suker, controlling pass from Todd Vervynckt (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth), scored his second goal of the season, and the golden goal of the match. Valpo defeated IUPUI 2-1 in the second period of extra time.
With the match level at 1-1 late in the final period of overtime, relentless pressure from the Crusaders would ultimately lead to the game winning goal. Feeding off the energy of over 800 fans at Brown Field, Jesse Ortiz (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) was able to win the ball off on IUPUI defender in the most important challenge of night. With the ball turned over in a dangerous area, Ortiz was able to find Todd Vervynckt making a run forward toward the Jaguar goal. With a lot of work still needed to be done, Vervynckt was able to beat a Jaguar defender and play a ball into Nick Suker who timed his run perfectly in order to stay onside. With only the goalkeeper to beat, Suker took a touch and hit a shot to the far post. His shot would beat the Jaguar goalkeeper and give the Crusaders the victory with only 4 minutes left in the match. The game winner would be Suker’s second consecutive goal, putting his season total to 2. Vervynckt was responsible for the assist.
“First off, it was an exciting game – we had a really great crowd for our first home game of the season, we want to thank everyone for coming out tonight and giving us support at home. The environment was electric and you could see how our guys were able to feed off of that positive energy,” said head coach Mike Avery. “I think the fans definitely got their money’s worth tonight.”
The Crusaders put themselves in a tough sport early on in tonight’s match. Unable to really put their stamp on the game early on, the team conceded a goal in just the 21st minute of the match. The Jaguar goal came as the result of a corner kick that was not dealt with properly by the Valpo backs. The ball served in from the corner found the foot of Juan Lopez who took a shot but had his effort blocked. Fortunately for the Jaguars, Michael Sass was able to finish the loose ball; placing it just beyond the reach of a diving Tom Serratore (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew).
The Crusader men created plenty of quality chances in the first half, but they lacked the final touch that as needed to bring the match back to level. Jack McIver (Cincinnati, Ohio) was unlucky not to find the back of the net in the first half. McIver was able to connect well on a ball served in from Ortiz; however, the Jaguar goalkeeper was able to do just enough to keep the IUPUI lead at 1-0.
As the second half of play began, the Jaguars seemed content to defend with ten men behind the ball and keep their 1-0 advantage. This gave the Crusaders an opportunity to connect passes and serve balls into dangerous areas. Throughout the second half, Valpo was able to create quality chances by serving balls into the penalty area. The Crusaders created chance after chance but were unable to finish any of them.
The team’s effort would finally pay off in the 83rd minute however, as Ortiz served a great ball into the penalty that was brought down and controlled by Vervynckt. With only eyes for goal, Vervynckt took a touch to the corner of the six and buried the ball in the back of the net with an incredible left footed strike. The game tying goal was Vervynckt’s second of the season. Vervynckt’s late goal would send the match into extra time with momentum and the energy of the fans all on the Crusader’s side, Valpo would find the game winner with just less than three minutes to play.
“IUPUI made the game difficult for us. They scored off a set piece early on but I thought we did a really good job of pushing the tempo in the second half,” said Avery. “This tempo ultimately led to a great strike by Todd. In the overtimes, it looked as though we were the team that was pushing to win so it was nice to see us create and breakthrough in order to get the win.”
Valpo outshot IUPUI 22 to 11 on the night, with 11 Crusaders taking at least one shot in the match. Although Tom Serratore only made 4 total saves, each of those 4 prevented a quality Jaguar chance.
