Box Score The Malone University men's soccer team fell short at home Friday night as the Pioneers started their GLIAC conference schedule with a loss to rival Walsh University, 1-0.
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It's always an exciting atmosphere when two rivals go against each other and Friday was no different. Both teams played hard and aggressive as the score at the half was 0-0.
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In the second half, Walsh came out and scored three minutes into the period to take a 1-0 lead.
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Each team had plenty of scoring opportunities, but neither team reaped the benefits. Malone out-shot Walsh 28-22, while the Cavaliers held a 12-9 shot on goal advantage. Pioneer keeper
Jon Crabbs had a season-high 11 saves.
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Malone, now 1-2 on the season, will continue conference play as they host Northwood University (MI) on Friday, September 19
th at 4 p.m. You can follow the live stats at
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