No. 13 McKENDREE UNIVERSITY MEN'S SOCCER TEAM ENDS REGULAR SEASON WITH 7-0 WIN AT WILLIAMS BAPTIST COLLEGE
(WALNUT RIDGE, Ark., Nov. 2) – The No. 13 McKendree University men’s soccer team closed out their regular season slate on Monday with a 7-0 win at Williams Baptist College.
No. 13 McKendree, now 15-1-2 overall (6-1 AMC), will host an American Midwest Conference tournament quarterfinal game on Saturday at 1 p.m. Their opponent has not yet been determined.
The Bearcats took a 1-0 lead in the second minute of the game on a goal by sophomore midfielder Tom Ward (Frodsham, England) with an assist from junior midfielder Sam James (Southampton, England). Sophomore forward Daniele Campailla (Moefelden-Walldorf, Germany) gave McKendree a 2-0 lead in the 20th minute on an assist from senior defender Sam Keomanivane (Granite City, Ill./Granite City) and junior defender Steve Axe (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada) made the score 3-0 on a goal in the 22nd minute on an assist from sophomore forward Fraser Williams (Rhondda, Wales). The Bearcats ended the first half with a 4-0 lead on a goal by junior forward Max Stainmez (Holland, Ontario, Canada) with an assist from James.
Freshman forward Johny Tague (Livingston, Scotland) scored shortly into the second half on an assist from sophomore midfielder Pat Jones (St. Louis, Mo./Mehlville) and Stainmez scored his second goal of the game in the 57th minute on an assist from freshman defender Jimmy Higham O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon) to make the score 6-0 McKendree. Higham scored his first collegiate goal in the 88th minute on a penalty kick to give the Bearcats the 7-0 win.
Sophomore Joe Sagar (Oldham, England) played the first half in goal and had one save, while freshman Eric Fowler (Granite City, Ill./Granite City) played the second half and had two saves. The duo combined to earn the team shutout.
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