Men's Soccer Opens WHAC
With 2-1 Win
September 13,
2008
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
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The Madonna men’s soccer team
opened WHAC play on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Aquinas on the rain soaked turf
of the AQ Soccer Field. MU improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in loop action while
AQ fell to 2-3 and 0-1.
The
Crusaders - who are receiving votes in the NAIA Coaches' poll - got on the
board early as Keith Sied took a pass from Doron Drai and found the back of the
net behind Ben Richardson at the six minute mark for a 1-0 lead.
The Saints
squared the match at 1-1 a little over two minutes later when Jeff Larson beat
MU's Steven Besk for the equalizer.
Sied gave
MU the lead in the 32nd minute, doing the work himself to beat Richardson again
for a 2-1 lead that the Crusaders would not relinquish.
Besk made
three saves in the second half to preserve the win for the Crusaders. The match
was a physical one with 21 fouls being whistled and six cautions being issued.
The
Crusaders return to action on Tuesday with another WHAC battle, this time
against Concordia. Match time at Greenmead Field is set for 4pm.
Contact:
Patrick Moore, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
pimoore@madonna.edu
