Grand Rapids, Mich. – Men's Soccer defeated Rochester Christian 4-0 at home to move to 3-3 in conference play.
Jack VanEyk led the Golden Eagles offense with two goals and one assist.
Luke Philo kept the Warriors scoreless making eight saves throughout the game. Men's Soccer will be back in action on Saturday, October 17th as they face #13 Indiana Tech for senior night with kickoff set for 4 p.m.
Game Recap: Cornerstone – 4 Rochester Christian – 0
First Half:
- The match opened with a shot from Seth Vigil that went wide right in the first minute of play.
- Rochester Christian answered with two shots in the second minute with Luke Philo making two saves to keep the game scoreless.
- Luke Philo answered the call again with a save in the sixth minute to keep the game tied.
- Cornerstone opened the scoring in the 12th minute as Steven Stidham fired a shot into the back of the goal to give CU a 1-0 lead with Jack VanEyk getting the assist.
- In the 28th minute Jack VanEyk gave the Golden Eagles a 2-0 lead as he put a pass from Steven Stidham into the back of the goal for his third goal of the season.
- Isaac Wood and Justin Hirwa both sent shots towards the goal late in the first half with both going wide as Cornerstone held a 2-0 lead going into halftime.
Second Half:
- The second half opened with Cornerstone firing off four shots in the first ten minutes with Lake Vander Ploeg hitting the post as CU held a 2-0 advantage over RCU.
- The Golden Eagles scored back-to-back goals in the 61st minute with Jadon Strawser scoring his first goal of the season followed by Jack VanEyk netting his second goal of the game with an assist from Seth Vigil as CU took a 4-0 lead.
- Rochester Christian fired back-to-back shots in the 72nd minute with the first being blocked and the second saved by Luke Philo as he maintained the four-goal lead for CU.
- Victor Russo applied pressure in the 77th minute with a shot but missed high.
- Josiah Demond and Noah Dressler sent shots on goal in the 81st and 84th minute but were knocked away by the Warriors goalkeeper and defenders as their lead stayed at four.
- Eli McCourt closed out the game with a shot with ten seconds left that went wide left as Cornerstone defeated the Warriors 4-0.
What's Next
Men's Soccer will be back in action on Saturday, October 17th as they face #13 Indiana Tech for senior night with kickoff set for 4 p.m.
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