Men's Soccer Defeats St. Ambrose for Second Straight CCAC Conference Victory

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The Roosevelt University men's soccer team won their second straight CCAC Conference match with a 3-2 victory over St. Ambrose University on Wednesday, September 21 at St. Vincent's Athletic Complex.  The Lakers are now 2-1 in conference play and 3-3 overall this season.

The Lakers had the advantage offensively in the first half, holding an 8-3 edge in shots in the stanza.  However, the game remained scoreless for the majority of the half before RU scored two goals in the final 12 minutes.  In the 34^th minute, Eduardo Hernandez headed in a cross from Otitolouwa Ojo to give the Lakers a 1-0 lead, and Sebastian Rodriguez buried a free kick with just 22 seconds left on the clock for a 2-0 half-time lead.

St. Ambrose cut the margin to 2-1 with a shot from outside the box that found the back of the net in the 63^rd minute, but the Lakers restored their two-goal lead in the 83^rd minute when Alan Rubio scored off an assist from Omar Flores.  The Fighting Bees made things interesting with another goal in the 87^th minute to make it a one goal game, but RU held off the home team in the final three minutes to earn the 3-2 conference victory.

KEY STATS

• Eduardo Hernandez scored his third goal of the year
• Sebastian Rodriguez registered a goal for the third straight game & is now tied for the team lead with Oskar Schuster with four goals
• Alan Rubio scored his first goal of the season
• Otitolouwa Ojo & Omar Flores both notched their first assists of the year
• Mario Graciano played all 90 minutes in goal & made three saves to earn the victory
• RU held a 12-6 shot advantage & 5-1 corner kick advantage over SAU

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers have now won two straight CCAC Conference games
• RU now owns a 7-2-0 all-time record versus SAU
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Saturday, September 24 when they host the University of St. Francis at Morris Field.  Kick-off is scheduled for 2:30pm and fans can watch the game live here.