GREENVILLE, Ill. – The Spalding men's soccer team earned a gritty victory over Greenville University, 2-1, on the road Saturday afternoon. With the win the Golden Eagles improve to 4-3 in conference play and 7-8 overall.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Spalding 2, Greenville 1
LOCATION: Francis Field, Greenville, Ill.
RECORDS: Spalding 7-8-0 (4-3-0 SLIAC), Greenville 7-10-0 (2-5-0 SLIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles put away two goals coming from
Abdikadir Hussein (24') and
Trustun Ashburn (34').
- Spalding tallied up eleven shots with four coming on target.
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Nick Lucas (7-8-0) had nine saves allowing only one goal throughout the 90 minutes.
FOR THE FOES
- Greenville had one goal come from Caleb Carpenter (88').
- Jesus Hernandez (7-10-0), allowed two goals and had two saves for Greenville.
UP NEXT
- Spalding takes on Fontbonne University Tuesday, October 24 in St. Louis, Mo. at 7 pm.