Kirksville, Mo. – Senior Mirza Hasecic collected his third goal of the season Friday afternoon to lead the Maryville men's soccer team past Truman State University by a score of 1-0.
 
The Run of Play – The Saints pressed early and took advantage of a Bulldogs turnover in the seventh minute when Ricardo Andrade found Hasecic outside of the box and the midfielder hit a laser into the upper right corner to give Maryville a 1-0 lead.
 
In the second half, Saints goalkeeper Liam Walraven was called upon to make a save in the 54^th minute, which was the only shot on goal the senior faced. Truman had one chance late, but the Maryville defense came up big with a shot block in the 89^th minute to secure the shutout and 1-0 win.
 
Inside the Numbers – This was the 17^th meeting between the two schools and with the win, the Saints have an 8-7-2 edge over the Bulldogs all time.
 
Records – Maryville – 3-1-1, 1-1-0 GLVC
                  Truman State – 0-4-0, 0-2-0 GLVC
 
Next Up – The men's program remains on the road for a Sunday clash with Quincy University this weekend. The GLVC matchup in Quincy, Ill., with the Hawks will kick off at 2:30 p.m.