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Winner Wilmington (OH) WIL (7-0-3, 0-0-0)
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Wittenberg WIT (2-3-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
Wilmington (OH) WIL
(7-0-3, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Wittenberg WIT
(2-3-1, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wilmington (OH) WIL 2 1 3
Wittenberg WIT 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Uses 83rd Minute Parker Burke Goal to Best Wittenberg

(SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) – The Wilmington College men's soccer team was tested Saturday night by the Wittenberg University Tigers on the road. However, the Quakers passed the test and won the game 3-2, after an 83rd minute Parker Burke goal sealed the victory.

Burke scored two goals in the game and has now had a goal in five straight contests and multiple goals in the last two matches. Wilmington heads into their final non-conference game Wednesday night at Asbury University (Ky.) undefeated at 7-0-3.

Wittenberg got off to an incredibly fast start in the game, scoring off a corner kick just 32 seconds into the contest and taking a 1-0 advantage. The Quakers joined the party in the 16th minute, as Jace Houck sent a high ball over Tigers defenders to a streaking Parker Burke, who beat the keeper and tied the game at 1-1.

The Quakers took the lead in the 24th minute, as Houck sent a beauty of a through ball through four Tigers to Randy Harris, who put the ball into the back of the net for a 2-1 lead. A mishap on defense allowed Wittenberg to score in the final seconds of the first half and send it to the break at 2-2.

Things looked bleak in the second half as both teams took several shots but couldn't put one in the goal. Just when it looked like a draw was imminent, Burke saved the day for Wilmington. Houck got a pass from William Jansson at the 44-yard line and sent another great pass past three Tigers to Burke, who had to beat a defender to his right and sent a strike past the keeper for the 3-2 lead.

Wilmington had to fight off three more Tigers shots down the stretch, including a last second shot off the crossbar, but came away with the victory.

Notables
  • Parker Burke had his third multi-goal game of the season, scoring two goals on six shots. He now has 14 goals this season.
  • Randy Harris scored his sixth goal of the campaign, as he took six shots with four on goal.
  • Jace Houck had his first multi-assist game of the season, assisting on all three Quakers goals and now has eight assists this year.
  • Oliver Metz made three saves in goal for the Quakers.
  • Wilmington outshot Wittenberg 21-18 and had 10 shots on goal to their five.
  • The Quakers had five corner kicks to the Tigers four.

What's Up Next
Wilmington completes their non-conference season on the road Wednesday night at Asbury University (Ky.) in Wilmore, Kentucky.

These two teams haven't met since 2009, where Wilmington won 5-1.
 
 
 
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