ROLLA, Mo. — Missouri S&T men's soccer put together another strong offensive performance Wednesday night, defeating McKendree 4-2 at Allgood-Bailey Stadium.
The Miners (8-4-0, 6-4-0 GLVC) scored three times in the second half to pull away from the Bearcats (2-7-2, 1-5-2 GLVC) and secure their victory.
S&T struck first in the 26th minute when
Kellen Douglas (St. Louis, MO/Lindbergh) found the back of the net off an assist from
Joao Vieira (Punta del Este, Uruguay/International College), giving the Miners a 1-0 advantage.
The Miners carried the lead into halftime before doubling their advantage in the 60th minute.
Mike Banasik (Hjoerring, Denmark/Hjoering Gymnasium) scored his first goal of the night off an assist from
Andrei Paley (Rogers, AR/Bentonville) to put S&T ahead 2-0.
McKendree answered in the 72nd minute when Fredrik Thulin converted a penalty kick, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
S&T quickly responded, however, as
Ian Conner (Las Vegas, NV/Northwest Career & Technical Academy) scored in the 76th minute to restore the Miners' two-goal advantage.
Banasik added his second goal of the night in the 83rd minute, with
Luke Giesing (St. Louis, MO/Lindbergh) and Conner providing the assists. The goal gave S&T a 4-1 lead and marked Banasik's second multi-goal performance of the season.
McKendree added a late goal from Philipp Muehlhans in the 88th minute, but the Miners held on for the 4-2 victory.
S&T goalkeeper
Cavitt Bruhn (Plano, TX/Plano) made five saves in the win, while the Miners recorded 12 shots, including six on goal. McKendree finished with 19 shots and seven shots on goal.
What's Next
The Miners return to action Saturday when they travel to Lewis for a 5:30 p.m. kickoff.
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