Box Score
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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – The #5 Notre Dame College Men's Soccer team completed their regular season with an unbeaten home record after a 2-1 victory over Urbana University.
The Falcons, ranked No.5 in the country by the NSCAA and No.1 in the Atlantic Region, used goals from senior
Kyle Hayes and Sophomore
Martin Lange to move to 14-2-0 and 11-1-0 in the Mountain East Conference.
The first half was scoreless with both teams creating opportunities but unable to provide the finishing touch. The Falcons outshot the Blue Knights 7-5.
The Falcons broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute when senior midfielder
Kyle Hayes connected with a
Ryan Ware cross from the left to score his second goal of the season.
The Blue Knights responded almost immediately through Tyler Wason a minute later, who produced a quality strike to beat NDC goalkeeper
Jan Skorupinski.
To complete a frantic ten minutes the Falcons regained the lead in 69th minute when sophomore midfielder
Martin Lange latched onto a quick throw in from
Adam Mitchell, to score his seventh goal of the season.
The Falcons were able to control the final twenty minutes to come away with a good win against a strong opponent.
The Falcons now have a ten day break before heading to the Mountain East Conference tournament, which will be hosted at Fairmont State University on Thursday November 7th and Saturday November 9th. The Falcons will head into the tournament as the No.1 seed as a result of winning the MEC regular season title and will play the No.4 seed in the conference tournament semi-final.
