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Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Ted Schultz

Grinnell men's soccer team moves into MWC Tourney title match with school-record 14th victory

Pioneers earn 1-0 shutout against Illinois College

DECORAH, Iowa - Grinnell College's men's soccer team not only moved into the Midwest Conference Tournament championship match, but set a school record at the same time.

The third-seeded Pioneers knocked off second-seeded Illinois College 1-0 in the tourney semifinals Saturday afternoon in Decorah, avenging a 2-1 loss to the Blueboys two weeks ago.

Grinnell improved to 14-4-1 with the win, tying the school record for victories established in 1993 and again in 1994.

The Pioneers, who advanced to the league tourney title match for the fourth time in the last five seasons, will meet top-seeded Luther College at 2 p.m. Sunday. The winner gets the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Grinnell's defense was again stellar, recording its 10th shutout of the season while allowing only four shots. The shutout total is one shy of the school record. Jack Alexander '29 was in goal for Grinnell.

The Pioneers scored the lone goal of the contest in the 68th minute when Jake Lu '30 found the back of the net on assists by Ian O'Loughlin '28 and Samuel Gojjam '27. It was Lu's eighth goal of the season.

Gojjam has 11 assists on the season, one shy of the school record, and O'Loughlin has six. Gojjam had two of the Pioneers' five shots, while Jack Pennachio '28, O'Loughlin and Lu added one each.

Illinois College finished its season with a 9-3-4 record.
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