UIC Claims Tournament Title on Late Goal

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#2 UIC 1, #1 Wright State 0

DAYTON, OH-- In a battle of the top two seeds for the Horizon League Men's Soccer Championship, the Flames edged the Raiders 1-0 in the final minutes to earn their first championship in men's soccer since 2007.

It was a very evenly played match with Wright State edging UIC in shots (13-12) and shots on goal (7-5), but the Raiders couldn't find the back of the net. The teams went back-and-forth with each having their opportunities to score throughout the match. The difference came in the 85th minute off of a UIC corner kick when eventual Tournament MVP Oscar Rivero headed the ball into the net for the game-winning goal.

Wright State's season comes to a close after another successful year in which the Raiders were the regular season champions with a 7-1-1- record.

On the other hand, UIC punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with the victory. The Flames will learn of their opponent on Monday, November 14 at 1:00pm ET during the NCAA Selection Show which can be found on NCAA.com.

All Tournament Team:
Chase Jabbori, Oakland
Austin Ricci, Oakland
Oliver Hasland, Milwaukee
Magnus Flaatedal, Milwaukee
Jake Stovall, Wright State
Jackson Dietrich, Wright State
AJ Paterson, Wright State
Andrew Putna, UIC
Max Todd, UIC
Oscar Gonzales, UIC
Oscar Rivero, UIC, MVP