Lourdes defeats men's soccer 2-0

Box Score

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles dropped a tough 2-0 decision to Lourdes tonight in their regular season home finale. Cornerstone drops to a tie for 5th place with Lawrence Tech and Lourdes with the loss as it drops the Golden Eagles to 7-9-1 on the year and 5-4-1 in the WHAC. CU will conclude the regular season on Saturday at Indiana Tech.

Game Flow

Cornerstone hosted Lourdes on a cold wet night and the Gray Wolves got on the board early in the first half. The Golden Eagles lost the ball in their defensive half and Carlos Viganoni picked the ball up at the top of the box and slotted a ball by GK Nick Hopkins in the lower right side of the goal. Neither team created a lot of quality chances in the half. Cornerstone outshot Lourdes 7-2 in the first half but only managed one shot on goal. Cornerstone did earn four Corner Kicks in first half.

The second half was much the same as the first . Neither team created much in the offensive third of the field. Both teams had just a few shots on goal but Lourdes did find the back of the net. Jake Kirchoff-Sleet took a pass just outside the top of the box, cut left and hit a rocket to Nick Hopkins right to put the Gray Wolves up 2-0. Cornerstone drops to 7-9-1 overall and 5-4-1 in the WHAC.

Inside the Box…

Cornerstone outshot Lourdes 10-4 on the game
The Golden Eagles also had 6 Corner Kicks to the Gray Wolves 2.
Four different players recorded 2 shots each for Cornerstone

What's on Tap?...

The Golden Eagles will play their last WHAC game on the road at Indiana Tech. That will be a 7:00 p.m. kickoff in Fort Wayne, Ind. Check www.cugoldeneagles.com to see where the Golden Eagles finished in conference and who they will face in the WHAC tournament.

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