Milwaukee Remains Unbeaten with 3-0 Victory

Sunday, Sept. 15 Results
Lipscomb 1, Cleveland State 0
Dayton 1, Detroit 0
Oakland 0, St. Francis (Pa.) 0 (2 ot)
Milwaukee 3, IUPUI 0
Northern Illinois 2, Green Bay 1
UIC 2, Belmont 0

Lipscomb 1, Cleveland State 0

The Cleveland State men's soccer team lost their second straight match in another heartbreaker in Nashville to Lipscomb 1-0, on Sunday afternoon.
The Vikings (2-4-0) defense kept CSU in the game, but could not get that key goal the Vikings were trying to get in the match.

Despite giving up a late goal to Lipscomb in the first half, the Vikings defensive pressure lmited Lipscomb to only three shots at the net.  The goal from Lipscomb came at the 36:07 minute- mark, when junior defender/midfielder Zander El-Hindi scored his first goal of the season.  CSU had a chance to tie the game with just a minute left until halftime when junior forward Mike Derezic fired a shot at the net, but Lipscomb's goalkeeper, Lucas Wiman, defended the shot.

In the second half, CSU came out continuing to play tough defense and battling for every loose ball, but could not find that key goal they needed. The Vikings attempted five shots on goal in the contest and had 10 corner kicks in the game.
Dayton 1, Detroit 0

The University of Detroit Mercy men's soccer team held Dayton scoreless in the first half, but allowed one in the second half as the Titans fell to the Flyers 1-0 Sunday afternoon at Plaster Field. The loss was the first in regulation for Detroit.

Difficult for the Titans to find space early on in the match, with less than half to go in the opening period, Dayton (5-0) held a 3-0 advantage in the shooting column over Detroit (0-2-3). In fact, UDM's first shot came with 12 minutes to go in the first half off a header from Jesus Ginez.

Towards the end of the first half, UDM began to penetrate the Flyer defense and managed to gather three corner kicks for some opportunities at goal. In goal, Nathan Steinwascher recorded three saves against the high scoring Flyer offense.

Keeping up the speed from the first half, Dayton continued their rapid pace on offense, but Steinwascher came up with two fantastic saves to keep the match knotted at zero and avoid falling behind.

In need for some much needed energy Missouri native Aidan Kuhls entered the match and gave the Titans opportunities on the offensive end. Kuhls effort resulted in some corner opportunities for the Titans, but UDM could not capitalize.

Dayton, the No. 2 scoring team in the country would continue pressing the defense of the Titans, and Greg Enstone found James Haupt alone off a set piece for the first goal of the match in the 75th minute.

Oakland 0, St. Francis (Pa.) 0 (2 ot)

Sean Lewis recorded a season-high five saves for his first career shutout with the Golden Grizzlies, as the Oakland men's soccer team (1-2-3) battled through two overtimes to a final score of 0-0 against St. Francis (4-1-1) Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex.

"A really encouraging performance from our men as we got our first shutout of the season with great team defending and goalkeeping. Our men were warriors out there today for 110 minutes," said coach Eric Pogue. "Offensively, we created a number of great scoring opportunities, just lacked the final quality today to put a final finish past a tough St. Francis team. Although disappointed not to get the win today, and take away two wins from the weekend, we continue to take positive steps in the right direction for where we want to be come November, it's a process for a young team."

In the overtime periods, Lewis made two key saves, as he stopped two shots from St. Francis' Matt Loughnane in the 96th minute and the 110th minute. Joey Tinnion had two chances in the second overtime as he had his first opportunity saved by the keeper in the 107th minute and his second attempt went wide right in the 109th minute.

The Oakland offense put pressure on the Red Flash from the beginning as the Golden Grizzlies hit two posts in the opening half with Shawn Claud Lawson hitting the frame in the fifth minute and Miche'le Lipari striking the post in the 13th minute. In the second half, Gavin Hoy would also hit the post with a header in the 67th minute.

The Golden Grizzlies outshot the Red Flash 12-10 led by Tinnion who had three shots, two on goal, while Matt Rickard and Matt DeLang added one shot on goal apiece. St. Francis' Daniel Valcicak ended the match with five saves including three in the second half.

Milwaukee 3, IUPUI 0

Senior Robbie Boyd netted an early goal and assisted another as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's soccer team posted a solid 3-0 victory over IUPUI Sunday afternoon at Michael A. Carroll Stadium.

The Panthers (4-0-1) scored early against the Jaguars (0-5-2) and let the defense take care of the rest, recording their second shutout of the 2013 season with freshman goalkeeper Liam Anderson needing three saves to earn the clean sheet.

"I thought we got off to a really good start in the game," UWM head coach Kris Kelderman said. "We felt good about our possession and energy level and then Robbie scored a really nice goal. I felt like we were in control of the game, even though there was a spell there in the first half where we got a little casual. But, we regrouped at halftime and had a pretty solid second half. We got some nice goals to show for it and I was pleased with the result and our effort today."

The victory keeps UWM unbeaten on the season at 4-0-1, the first time since starting the 1996 campaign 5-0 that it has not lost through five games.

"Last year we had a very good home record and our record on the road was not that impressive," Kelderman said. "One of our goals this season was to improve on that. So far it's been two games on the road and we have had two good results, including a shutout. It's a sign that we are improving. We have to keep going, but it's a good start."

Boyd scored for the second game in a row, finding the back of the net in the 11th minute with the eventual game-winner to set the tone for the day. The goal was assisted by senior Austin Toth and came at the 10:48 mark.

Boyd assisted UWM's next goal, sending a nice cross to the foot of junior Laurie Bell, who finished from six yards for his third goal of the season in the 63rd minute.

Senior Riley Weiner then closed out the scoring with an 81st-minute strike, splitting the defense and burying a shot from the top of the 18-yard box.

"We've been emphasizing that second goal with all of the chances and opportunities we have had the past few games," Kelderman said. "We were able to pull that off and take some pressure off us. Once we got the second goal, things got a little easier and Riley had a great third goal."

For the contest, Milwaukee held an 18-to-11 advantage in shots, including 6-to-3 in shots on goal. It also had four of the seven corner kicks and 14 of the 24 total fouls in the contest.

Northern Illinois 2, Green Bay 1

Lawrence Talery (Coon Rapids, Minn.) helped put the Green Bay men’s soccer team on the board first, but the squad was unable to maintain the lead as Northern Illinois rallied for a 2-1 win in the final game of the NIU adidas Invite on Sunday afternoon.

With the loss the Phoenix dropped to 3-2-1, while the Huskies improved to 2-4-0. Despite the loss, Talery and AJ Patterson (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) were tabbed to the all-tournament team for their strong performances over the weekend.

Talery recorded Green Bay’s first shot of the match in the 19th minute before playing on an NIU defensive miscue in the 22nd minute to put the Phoenix ahead. With Green Bay threatening, Northern Illinois looked to clear the ball but instead turned the ball over to Talery who collected and tapped it into an open net for a 1-0 advantage.

Green Bay took the lead into a break in addition to a 2-0 edge in corner kicks while shots were even at three.

The home team came out strong in the second half, controlling possession and putting several shots on the board before connecting in the 56th minute. Playing a corner set piece, Sean Totsch settled the second ball on the corner and sent it home to tie the score, 1-1.

Maintaining pressure, Jayson Leseth capitalized on a foul by Green Bay, taking a free kick 35 yards out and sneaking it through the hands of Kyle Ihn (Wales, Wis.) to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead.

Green Bay pressed later in the half with several corner kicks and shots on goal, including one by Sam Krenzien (Wauwatosa, Wis.) that hit the post. However it was not enough as the Phoenix dropped their second-consecutive match.

For the match, NIU led in shots, 10-6, while Green Bay led in corner kicks, 7-4. Ihn played the entire match and made one save, and Krenzien posted a match-high three shots.

UIC 2, Belmont 0

The UIC men’s soccer team came away with its second win and shutout of the weekend when seniors Josh Beard and Alexios Fronimos scored to lift the Flames to a 2-0 victory Sunday over Belmont at Rose Park on the final day of the Belmont Invitational.

UIC now improves its record to 3-2-0 on the season, after winning its last three matches, as Belmont moves to 2-2-0, with a 1-1-0 record this weekend.

"It's always very difficult to get two shutout wins on the road," head coach Sean Phillips said.  "We knew going into this game, after watching Belmont beat our Horizon League-opponent Cleveland State, 1-0, on Friday at home, that this was going to be a very difficult opponent.  They're a talented, athletic, hard-working, spirited team that had very good runs of play, but our goalkeeper came up with one tremendous save and did well with balls in the air."

The shots were limited in the first period with the Flames firing off just three attempts, as the Bruins were not even given an opportunity.  Despite the limited chances, UIC got on the board in the 14th minute when Beard put the ball past Belmont’s freshman goalkeeper Grayson Rector for his third career goal off a corner kick served in by senior Slobodan Aleksov.

Belmont came out kicking in the second and tallied 10 shots in the first 20 minutes, with senior Joao Fonseca recording the lone shot on goal for the Bruins of the game and forcing freshman goalkeeper Andrew Putna to make the save.  Belmont went on to attempt four more shots, taking all 14 of the match in just the second period.

"The defense bent, but did not break," Phillips said.  "Our back line continues to develop and mature, and while it's not where we want it yet, those four guys continue to get better each and every game and make it very difficult to score."

While holding off the Bruins in the second half, the Flames took five additional shots, four of which were on goal with attempts from Aleksov, sophomore Jorge Alvarez and redshirt-sophomore Piotr Lagowski.  In the 71st minute, Fronimos shot a pass from Alvarez and senior Bob Novak past Rector to increase UIC’s lead to 2-0.  The goal marked Fronimos’ first as a Flame, while the assists to Alvarez and Novak are their third and second, respectively, of the season.

"Sometimes on a Sunday afternoon, on the road, on field turf and in 85 degree heat, with both games being afternoons, new, young players and teams have to dig in and dig deep to find a way to get to the result," Phillips added.  "You also need some fifth-year seniors providing some guidance, and I thought that was done very well today by Josh (Beard), Bob (Novak) and Alexios (Fronimos) on the key moments of getting the goals."