Wirtschafter’s Objective Sends No. 12 WashU Males’s Soccer To Candy 16 With 1-0 Shutout Of No. 3 Chicago

WHITEWATER, Wis. – A well-known foe awaited the No. 12 Washington University in St. Louis males’s soccer group within the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday because the Bears took on No. 3 Chicago for the second time in every week after defeating the Maroons on Nov. 8 for the UAA title.

This time the consequence stayed the identical as WashU claimed the regional title with a 1-0 win over Chicago on Sunday afternoon and advances to the Sectional Round of the NCAA Tournament for the primary time since 2007.

The Maroons managed the offensive facet of the ball for many of the first half, stopping a shot by the Bears till junior Ethan Wirtschafter took one which went out proper at 42:34. Despite having the 4-1 lead within the first half in pictures, junior Cal L’Hommedieu didn’t must make a save as all 4 have been astray.

L’Hommedieu made the primary of his 4 saves within the 53rd minute on a shot low and to the left. A fast transfer upfield noticed senior Zach Susee take a shot lower than a minute later that went excessive.

Still scoreless going into the seventy fifth minute noticed Chicago drive one other save by L’Hommedieu low and in the midst of the objective. The Bears instantly responded, transferring shortly upfield in response as soon as once more. This time the ball discovered the foot of Wirtschafter who fired the ball previous the Maroons’ keeper at 75:45, giving WashU the 1-0 lead late within the contest.

The Bears had appeared so as to add an insurance coverage objective in each the seventieth and eightieth minutes however Chicago was capable of make saves on each. The Maroons tried to seek out the equalizer with two pictures within the remaining 10 minutes. However, each pictures within the 84th and 89th minutes have been saved by L’Hommedieu, preserving the lead and only a minute later the win for the Bears.

WashU flipped the script on Chicago within the second half, taking 5 pictures to the Maroons’ 4.

Wirtschafter scored on certainly one of his three complete pictures to guide the Bears on the day. Susee, sophomore Luca Violone, and first-year Sebastian Valdes took the three different pictures for the Bears.

The winner of Texas Lutheran and Trinity (TX) advances to tackle WashU within the Sectional Round subsequent weekend. The Tigers and Bulldogs play at 8 p.m. CT tonight, Sunday, Nov. 16. The location has but to be decided.

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