TIGERS OUTLAST THE TROLLS WITH FOUR SECOND-HALF GOALS
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Olivet Nazarene (5-1, 2-0) | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Trinity Christian (3-5, 1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University Tigers' outlasted the Trinity Christian Trolls, 5-0, on the road Wednesday evening at the Schaaf Athletic Complex. ONU improved to 6-1 on the year, 3-0 in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC), while also extending their win streak to six games.
An evenly contested first half witnessed the Trolls out-shooting the Tigers 4-3 with ONU holding the 3-2 advantage in corner kicks. Fabio Hasler opened the scoring in the 29th minute of play with the only Olivet shot on goal for the period, assisted by Justin Eisenmann. The Tigers took the one-goal advantage into the intermission.
Halftime: Olivet Nazarene 1, Trinity Christian 0
Olivet put the pressure on Trinity Christian early looking for the second goal attempting the first three shots in the second half. The Tigers found the net from a Nick Kilian freekick falling to the feet of Max Schoebel for the powerful close-range finish. Ten minutes later, Benjamin Struebelt broke the game wide-open at the 72:35 mark for his second goal on the season and made it a three-goal lead. From then on, it was all one-way traffic with James Lynch and Unla Husseini each adding to the scoreboard in the final ten minutes of play.
GAME VITALS
Final: Olivet Nazarene 5, Trinity Christian 0
Records: Olivet Nazarene 6-1 (CCAC, 3-0) | Trinity Christian 3-6 (CCAC, 1-3)
Location: Schaaf Athletic Complex | Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights, Ill.
QUICK HITS
- Five different Tigers tallied goals in the match.
- Olivet has netted three or more goals in each of their wins during their win streak.
- Unla Husseini scored his first goal of the season.
- Leonard Bewig is credited with the shutout which included three saves.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Tigers return home to play hosts for the Judson University Eagles Wednesday, September 29 at Snowbarger Athletic Complex, kick-off slated for 6 p.m. Please visit onutigers.com for the most updated live links.
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*Contact: Patrick Kaindl, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, pkaindl@olivet.edu