The Benedictine University men's soccer team went toe-to-toe with the conference champions but saw their season come to a close in the semifinals of the NACC Tournament.
FINAL SCORE
Edgewood 3, Benedictine 1
THE DETAILS
- Edgewood scored quickly, finding the back of the net twice in the opening 15 minutes
- The hosts made it 3-0 before the half with another goal in the 29th minute
- The second half was a different story as Benedictine applied consistent pressure
- The Edgewood defense was able to hold off a constant barrage
- The only Benedictine goal came in the 80th minute on an own-goal
- Benedictine lost twice to conference opponents this season, both to Edgewood, who won a third straight conference title in the regular season and advanced to the conference championship
STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine held a 17-15 advantage in shots, peppering the hosts with 14 in the second half
- Both teams put five shots on target
- Four players logged three shots each for Benedictine
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Jacob Skupien,
Eryk Molek,
Krystof Cicha and
Nico Gonzalez-Polar all tallied three attempts
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Raul Jasso played the second half in net and made a pair of saves
FINAL RECORD
Benedictine finished the season with a record of 7-5-7
