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Fabio Juricko
Reidl Productions
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Ky. Wesleyan KY. WESL (9-4-5)
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Lake Erie LAKE ERI (11-4-4)
Ky. Wesleyan KY. WESL
(9-4-5)
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Final
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Lake Erie LAKE ERI
(11-4-4)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT1 OT2 F
Ky. Wesleyan KY. WESL 0 1 0 0 1
Lake Erie LAKE ERI 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Storm Fall on Penalty Kicks in G-MAC Semifinals

PAINESVILLE, Ohio - The top-seeded Lake Erie College men's soccer team was eliminated in the semifinals of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night by the fifth-seeded Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers on penalty kicks.

The Storm and Panthers played to a 1-1 stalemate after 110 minutes of action on the pitch, forcing the match to penalty kicks, where Lake Erie fell 3-0. KWC goalkeeper Matteo Graniero turned away all three Storm attempts, while the Panthers converted three of their four opportunities to advance to Saturday's championship match against the University of Findlay.

Lake Erie controlled the run of play throughout the night, evident by its 21-3 advantage in shots, which included a 7-1 margin in shots on goal. The Storm also finished with an 11-2 advantage in corner kicks.

The Storm registered six first-half shots and earned five corner kicks but ultimately had nothing to show for their efforts. An early opportunity from Veljko Radovanovic was turned away by Graniero as the two teams went into the intermission deadlocked at nil-nil.

A little over 10 minutes into the second half, the Panthers got on the board first as Mattie McNally scored his eighth goal of the season after racing down the middle of the field to finish off a long feed from Jersey Lopez. It marked the first time Lake Erie had trailed in a game since October 1, when the Storm fell to Cedarville, 2-1.

Lake Erie found the equalizer in the 65th minute when Lucas Howe sent a short chip across the box to Fabio Juricko, who deposited his fifth goal of the season to level the score.

LEC fired off six shots after the goal, looking to take the lead, but nothing came to fruition. The best opportunity came off Howe's left foot in the 79th minute, as his attempt appeared to be heading into the lower-right corner of the goal before a Panthers defender got in front of the shot at the last second to keep the game tied.

Neither team seriously threatened to score in extra time, setting up the penalty-kick finish.

Lake Erie sits at 11-4-4 on the year and will now await its fate regarding a potential at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.
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