JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -
Jerome Lawel scored a pair of goals and the Lincoln men's soccer team held off a tenacious attack by Missouri-St. Louis to win its fourth match in a row, 2-1, on Wednesday night (Oct. 7).
Lawel took a pass from
Santiago Pineda and maneuvered past the UMSL goalkeeper to score in the 28th minute and give Lincoln (7-0-3, 6-0-2 GLVC) a 1-0 lead at halftime. In the 64th minute, a shot by
Ackeem Mullings ricocheted off the keeper, and Lawel kicked the loose ball into the net for a 2-0 LU lead. Mullings was credited with an assist on the play.
Missouri-St. Louis (4-5-2, 3-4-2 GLVC) got on the board in the 72nd minute via a penalty kick and was aggressive thereafter, with much of the remaining time spent on the Blue Tiger side of the pitch.
Vincent Osei held strong, making four saves to get the victory as Lincoln's keeper.
LU finished with an 18-7 advantage on total shots and attempted 10 shots on goal compared to five for the Tritons. Lawel tried four shots on the goal while
Jonathan Nemorden had five attempts, one of which was on the net. Mullings and
Makwe Nkoana each had two shots on the goal and
Nathan Quashie tried two shots on the night. Pineda and Nicholas Assante attempted one shot apiece to round out the Lincoln offense.
The Blue Tigers play their next two matches on the road, beginning on Sunday (Oct. 11) with a trip to Indianapolis, Ind. to play Indianapolis at 1:30 p.m. CDT.
