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(2) Lewis Men’s Soccer Advances to GLVC Tournament Championship with 2-1 Victory Against Indianapolis Friday

Box Score ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The No. 2 seed Lewis University men's soccer team rallied from down 1-0 at halftime to go on to defeat No. 3 seed University of Indianapolis, 2-1, in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Semifinals Friday (Nov. 4). The victory gives Lewis a spot in the GLVC Tournament Championship, which is set to take place Sunday, November 6.

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 11-4-2 | Indianapolis 10-4-3

LEWIS LEADERS
Goals: Godwin Asore (Kumasi, Ghana/Putnam Science Academy) (1), Stefan Ziermann (Vienna, Austria/University of Economics) (1)
Shots: Asore (2), Arturs Gorodnickis (Riga, Latvia/Riga) (2), Matthew Beaulieu (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) (2)
Shots on Goal: Beaulieu (2)
Saves: Sebastian Doppelhofer (Liebmannweg, Austria/Kapfenburg) (6)

HALF BREAKDOWN
First Half: No. 3 Indianapolis 1, No. 2 Lewis 0
  • Indianapolis looked to strike early in the seventh minute but Doppelhofer was there for the save.
  • The Greyhounds went on the attack again in the 15th minute but Lewis saved it again.
  • Cristian Perez (Cicero, Ill./Morton East) looked to put Lewis on the scoreboard in the 20th minute but his shot went wide.
  • Indy broke through in the 32nd minute to take an early 1-0 lead after a goal by Michael Tselios. 
Second Half: No. 2 Lewis 2, No. 3 Indianapolis 0
  • Indianapolis tried to double their lead early in the second half but Doppelhofer saved it. 
  • Beaulieu went on the attack, looking to knot it up at 1-all in the 57th minute but Indy's goalkeeper scooped it up.
  • Not long later, Beaulieu tried again in the 59th minute but that was also saved.
  • The Greyhounds had their attacking chance in the 61st minute but Doppelhofer stopped it.
  • Lewis was able to tie it up in the 69th minute as Asore scored his third goal of the season.
  • Mikey Revell (Largo, Maryland/Bishop McNamara) had a scoring opportunity in the 76th minute but it was saved.
  • Ziermann gave the Flyers a go-ahead and game winning goal in the 83rd minute. 
Final Score: No. 2 Lewis 2, No. 3 Indianapolis 1

UP NEXT
Lewis advances to the GLVC Tournament Championship which is set to take place Sunday, November 6 as the Flyers take on regular season champion and No. 1 seed Maryville at Maryville Soccer Stadium at 1 p.m. CT. The two teams met back on September 18 at Maryville, which ended in a 1-1 tie, Justin Darlage (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West) had a goal in the 85th minute tie the score up at 1.
 
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