Men’s Soccer Hosts Maranatha Baptist Bible on Tuesday
MEQUON, Wis. - Looking to add
to their two-match winning streak the Concordia University
Wisconsin men's soccer team hosts Northern Athletics Conference foe
Maranatha Baptist Bible College on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Fitting
Field.
The Falcons (6-4-0, 2-0-0 NAC)
are currently in a four-way tie for first place in the league with
Dominican University, MSOE, and Aurora University. In their two
conference victories they have outscored opponents by an 11-1
margin.
Sophomore Alberto Valle
(Milwaukee, Wis.) leads CUW with seven goals, which is tied for the
NAC lead. Junior Zach Lemler (West Bend, Wis.) has assisted on four
goals, which leads the NAC. On the season the Falcons have
outscored their opponents by a 27-15 margin, the second-highest in
the league.
In the latest NCAA DIII rankings the Falcons are 13th nationally in
goals (27) and 18th in assists (22). In addition, four different
CUW individuals are ranked, with sophomore Alberto Valle
(Milwaukee, Wis.) being ranked 28th with seven goals scored.
During CUW's last outing on
Saturday it found the back of the net early, scoring two goals -
both by junior Kyle Sytsma (Antioch, Ill.) - within the first eight
minutes against North Central College. The defense went into
lock-down mode after the Cardinals tallied a score in the 58th
minute. In the end, the Falcons held a slight three-shot advantage
during the 2-1 non-conference victory.
MBBC (3-4-0, 0-2-0 NAC)
enters on a two-match losing streak, both conference defeats and
shutouts. Austin Radke leads the Crusaders with five goals and
Dustin Dolan has assisted on a pair of goals.
CUW continues its four-match
homestand on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Aurora. The match is the
first part of a doubleheader with the Falcon women's program at
Fitting Field.
