St. Charles, Mo. – The second-seeded Maryville men's soccer team needed a late goal from Cedric Sengl to advance to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Spring Soccer Championship match with a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Quincy Friday afternoon at Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo. This is the second time in three seasons that the Saints have advanced to the championship game.

What Happened – The Hawks cracked the scoreboard first in the 22^nd minute with a goal that found the lower right side of the net to give Quincy a 1-0 lead. The Saints evened the contest as Braden Johnson scored from 10-yards out into the lower left side of the goal in the 42^nd minute to make the score 1-1. Tim Smith and Victor DeGiorgio were credited with assists on the play.
 
DeGiorgio wasted no time putting the Saints on top in the second half as he took advantage of a misplayed ball in the 18-yard box and scored to give Maryville a 2-1 lead. The Hawks battled back and tie the game in the 71^st minute to put the score at 2-2. Sengl put the Saints on top for good in the 86^th minute as he collected a pass from Fabian Wetl and sent a blast to the upper right corner of the goal to give Maryville a 3-2 late game advantage.
 
Inside the Numbers – The Hawks held a 13-12 edge in shots with five of those being on frame. DeGiorgio paced the Saints attack with three shots while Sengl and Mirza Hasecic each had a pair of attempts.
 
Records – Maryville – 11-4-1 
                   Quincy – 10-5-1
 
Up Next – Maryville advance to the championship match of the GLVC Soccer tournament and will take on the winner of No. 1 UIndy/No. 4 Lewis Sunday, April 25, at noon at Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo.