Lincoln, Ill. The Holy Cross College men’s soccer team traveled to Lincoln College today for their last regular-season Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest.  The Saints took a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute with a goal by Cliff Brown. Less than six minutes later, Victor Sellu added another goal as the saints would enter halftime up 2-0. In the second half, Holy Cross added two more unanswered goals by Gabe Nyenka and Juan Perez in the 62nd and 65th minutes. Lincoln scored two goals late, but it was not enough, as the Saints would go on to a 4-2 victory. With the win, Holy Cross finishes the year 9-6-2 and 6-5-2 in CCAC play, while Lincoln falls to 11-3-1 and 9-3-1.

MATCH DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross defeated Lincoln 4-2

Records: Holy Cross (9-6-2) | Lincoln (11-3-1)

Location: Freesmeier Field | Lincoln College | Lincoln, Ill.

 

SCORING SUMMARY

37′ | Cliff Brown (HC) assisted by Gabe Nyenka

43′ | Victor Sellu (HC) assisted by Gabe Nyenka

62′ | Gabe Nyenka (HC) assisted by Cliff Brown

65′ | Juan Perez (HC) assisted by David Ross

78′ | Ivan Vlek (LC) assisted by Ricardo Martinez

82′ | Ricardo Martinez (LC) assisted by Charlie Brown

 

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

James Linnabarry recorded seven saves in net

Cliff Brown, Victory Sellu, Gabe Nyenka, and Juan Perez each recorded a goal in the win

Holy Cross was outshot by Lincoln 12-9

 

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints will await to see if they make the CCAC post-season tournament. Please check back with www.HCSaints.com for details.