Madonna Advances to WHAC Title Game with 2-0 Win
November 1, 2006
Site: Commerce, Mich. (Walled Lake Northern HS)
Score: Madonna 2, Siena Heights 0
Records: MU (11-4-2; 7-4-1 WHAC), Siena Heights (9-6-5, 6-4-2 WHAC)
Next MU Event: Saturday, Nov. 4 -- at Cornerstone (WHAC
Championship) -- Time TBA
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Pat Griffin scored his
fourth game winning goal of the season in MU's 2-0 win over
Siena Heights. |
COMMERCE, Mich..
-- The Madonna men's soccer team advanced to the championship game
of the WHAC Tournament after defeating Siena Heights, 2-0, on
Wednesday afternoon at Walled Lake Northern High School.
Madonna picked up a late first half goal from senior forward
Pat Griffin (Redford,
Mich./Catholic Central HS) after making a move past a Siena
Heights' defender and slipping the ball past the keeper and just
inside the far post in the 44th minute.
The Crusaders added an insurance goal in the 55th minute after
Doron Drai (Kfar-Yona,
Israel) found Emilio Giorgi
(Windsor, Ontario/Kennedy Collegiate HS) at the top of the
18-yard box before Giorgi blasted a shot into the back of the net,
giving Madonna a 2-0 lead.
Junior goalkeeper Ryan Mathe
(Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti Lincoln HS) recorded his team
leading fourth clean sheet of the season along with three saves on
the afternoon.
The Crusaders posted 13 total shots, including five on target along
with five corner kicks. Siena Heights posted nine total shots,
including three on goal and three corner kicks.
With the win, Madonna advances to the WHAC Championship game and
more importantly a berth in the upcoming NAIA Region VIII
Tournament. The Crusaders will travel to Grand Rapids on
Saturday, Nov. 4 to square off with top seeded Cornerstone.
The time of the game is yet to be announced.
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
