ST. LOUIS – Maryville men's soccer prevailed 4-1 on Sunday in a battle of top-10 teams against the sixth-ranked University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Kelvin Mulinya scored two goals to lead the Saints while
Tim Smith posted a goal and an assist.
Run of Play:
- Maryville scored on its first shot on goal when Marcus Kalebo sent a ball across the middle to Tim Smith. Alone with one chasing defender, Smith put a shot between him and the goalie and into the lower left corner of the goal.
- In the 33rd minute, Marcus Kalebo took a corner kick that deflected off a Ranger defender in the box and out to Kelvin Mulinya who buried his shot at the top of the net for a 2-0 advantage.
- Yayo Mutombo ended the first with another good scoring chance after making a defender miss on a move in the box, but he sent his shot high over the crossbar.
- Jimmy Doherty started the second half with a low shot that Parkside keeper Daniyal Rana turned away.
- At 64:45, Luca Bartoni put his first shot on goal of the game but was denied. Mutombo followed up nine seconds later with a shot that missed right.
- The Rangers got on the board in the 76th minute when they were awarded a free kick outside the Maryville goalie box. Julian Villalobos sent a short pass to Edgar Heredia Victoria who sent it past a sprawling Nick Hemann to cut the lead in half.
- Mulinya responded three minutes later with his second goal of the game and another signature backflip, assisted by Smith.
- Bartoni capped off a Saints win with his first goal of the season at 85:53 off an assist from freshman defender Shimon Hayun.
Scoring Summary:
Game Notes:
- Men's soccer extended its regular season winning streak against ranked teams to six consecutive matches.
- The Saints end non-conference play at 3-0-1 including wins over No. 16 Saginaw Valley State University, (RV) Fort Hays State University, and No. 6 Parkside.
- Mulinya scored in consecutive games for the first time in his career and registered his second career two-goal game.
- Shimon Hayun tallied the first point of his career with an assist at 85:53.
- Luca Bartoni's goal in the second half gave him the first of his college career.
- Parkside still leads the all-time series with Maryville 7-4.
Next Game:
- Friday, Sept. 15 vs. No. 17 Illinois Springfield
- Kiwanis Stadium
- Springfield, Ill.
- 7:30 p.m.
