SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - After going undefeated to win the 2026 GLVC regular season championship, the Lincoln men's soccer team captured the GLVC tournament championship as well with a 2-0 victory over Truman State at Cooper Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 8).
It's the first regular season tournament title for the Blue Tigers, who are now 15-0-4 on the season. Lincoln, which entered the weekend ranked No. 6 in the country in the United Soccer Coaches Division II poll, advances to the NCAA tournament, which begins next weekend. The NCAA will release the full Division II bracket on Monday (Nov. 9) at 5:30 p.m. CST.
Truman State (7-7-5), the No. 7 seed in the GLVC Championship tournament, held top-seeded Lincoln scoreless for the first 64 minutes of the contest. In the 65th minute, however,
Nathan Quashie received a pass from
Santiago Pineda, broke through the Bulldog defense and scored what proved to be the game-winning goal. Lincoln held a commanding 26-7 advantage in total shots and did not allow Truman State to attempt a shot on goal.
The Blue Tigers added an insurance goal in the 79th minute as Pineda, off an assist from
Pedro Gomes, kicked the ball past the keeper for a 2-0 Blue Tiger lead. LU finished with seven shots on goal, including two by
Makwe Nkoana.
Junior Grizzelle had one attempt on the net and tied
Jonathan Nemorden and Gomes for the team lead with four total shots.
Jerome Lawel, who was named the Most Valuable Player of the GLVC Championship, had two shot attempts.
Quashie attempted two shots and
Alysson Portela Barboza provided a shot on goal.
Jaden Grant,
Conroy Nicely and
Adam Griffiths also attempted shots for the Blue Tigers.
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