NORTH CANTON, Ohio – The Lake Erie College men's soccer team scored twice in the final 12 minutes to secure a 2-1 Great Midwest Athletic Conference victory over Walsh University on Thursday afternoon at Larry Staudt Field.
After a scoreless first half, the Storm broke through in the 79th minute when
Cal Babiash found the back of the net to give Lake Erie a 1-0 advantage.
Walsh answered in the 82nd minute as Jax Pena scored to even the contest at 1-1. The Storm responded late, with
Fabio Juricko delivering the decisive goal in the 88th minute off an assist from
Linus Oestlund to put Lake Erie back in front, 2-1.
Lake Erie generated 19 shots, including six on goal, and earned nine corner kicks.
Nicolas Vagujhelyi led the Storm with five shots, while Babiash recorded two shots on goal and converted his opportunity for his fourth goal of the season. Juricko also scored his fourth goal of the campaign.
Defensively,
Patrick Bassett played all 90 minutes in goal and made three saves as the Storm held on for the conference victory. Lake Erie limited Walsh to four shots on goal and finished with a 19-15 advantage in total shots.
With the win, Lake Erie improves to 8-4-3 overall and 7-2-2 in G-MAC play, while Walsh falls to 2-9-3 overall and 1-7-3 in conference action.
The Storm are back in action Saturday night at Ohio Dominican University. The first touch is set for 6 p.m.
