ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Lincoln men's soccer team took down one of the teams ahead of it in the GLVC standings on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 14), beating Maryville, 1-0.
Entering the week, the Blue Tigers, who are ranked No. 15 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Division II poll, had 21 points while Maryville and Drury were tied atop the GLVC standings with 23 points apiece. With the three points it earned on Wednesday, Lincoln (8-0-4, 7-0-3 GLVC) briefly regained the top spot in the conference standings, pending the result of Drury's match against William Jewell later in the day.
It was a defensive showcase for both squads, with Lincoln recording only three shots on goal compared to two for Maryville (9-4-2, 7-2-2 GLVC).
Vincent Osei stopped both of the Saints' shots on goal to pick up his second shutout victory of the season. The Blue Tigers consistently applied pressure on offense, attempting 21 total shots compared to nine for the Saints.
The difference-maker came in the 68th minute, when
Jonathan Nemorden scored unassisted to break the scoreless tie. Nemorden finished with a team-high six shot attempts while
Nathan Quashie tried four.
Jerome Lawel, the reigning GLVC Offensive Player of the Week, had five shots attempts, one of which was on goal.
Junior Grizzelle had Lincoln's other shot on goal while
Theon Cupee,
Keynath Walters,
Santiago Pineda and
Shadrack Eshun also attempted shots on Wednesday.
Lincoln returns home to host Quincy on Sunday (Oct. 18) at Capital City High School at 2:30 p.m. CDT.
