Quincy, Ill. – Junior Emil Antonacci ripped the game-winning goal from distance Sunday afternoon for the Maryville University men's soccer team in a 3-2 win over Quincy University.
 
The Run of Play – For only the second time all season, the Saints got on the scoreboard first courtesy of a Mirza Hasecic goal in the 16^th minute. Senior Ricardo Andrade slipped Hasecic past the Hawks back line and the midfielder slotted home his fourth goal of the season to give David Korn's bunch a 1-0 lead.
 
The Hawks came out of the halftime break firing and found two goals in the first five minutes of the second half to make it a 2-1 ballgame. Maryville climbed back into the game with a gorgeous passing sequence that led to Hasecic's second goal of the game in the 62^nd minute. Three seniors connected on the goal with Grady Schliepsiek playing Ben Brodie into space, who drew out the Hawks 'keeper and then played an unselfish ball back to the six-yard box for a tap-in finish from Hasecic.
 
Three minutes later in the 65^th minute, Antonacci collected a pass from Cedric Sengl and ripped an early candidate for goal of the season from 30-yards out into the upper left corner to give the Saints the lead once again at 3-2.
 
Quincy pressed for the final 25 minutes and had a great chance that was denied by goalkeeper Liam Walraven in the 87^th minute. Maryville cleared out the two chances Quincy had in the waning seconds and walked away with a 3-2 victory.
 
Inside the Numbers – These two teams met back in April for the GLVC tournament semifinals, and the Saints won by the same 3-2 score line. This also marks a six-game unbeaten streak for the Saints over the Hawks (5-0-1) dating back to 2017.
 
Records – Maryville – 4-1-1, 2-1-0 GLVC
                  Quincy – 3-3-0, 1-2-0 GLVC
 
Next Up – Maryville is back home Friday afternoon, Sept. 24, to kick off homecoming weekend against Rockhurst University at 1 p.m.