Men's soccer come from behind to defeat Culver Stockton JV, 2-1.,, The Loggers are coming off a conference win against Lincoln College that brought their record back to 4-4.,
First half play saw LLCC moving the ball around nicely and possessing the ball. Seventeen minutes into the game yielded a penalty kick goal for Culver Stockton., The 1-0 lead held until 44 minutes into the half when the freshman from Tennessee, Sergio Vargas scored on a free kick to even the score 1-1.,
The loggers came out in the second half focused, and ready to take care of business. Ten minutes into the half,, Andrew Slater slid a perfect ball to Texan freshman Adrian Manzano who put away his 4th goal of the season to give the loggers the lead, 2-1., LLCC played strong and held a one goal lead for the entire second half., The loggers defended a free kick attempt to secure the, 2-1 victory.
Coach Shawn Dunas stated, I'm very proud of the boys efforts. They moved the ball very nicely today and gave a frying effort for the full 90 minutes." Jake Oldani stepped up big today in the goal and helped secure the victory. "I'm very happy with the result (hanging on for the win)."
The. 5-4 loggers next match is Tuesday away against parkland college in a conference game matchup.