Rolla, Mo. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis men's soccer team clinched a bid in the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament as it rallied for a 2-1 win at Missouri S&T on Sunday (Oct. 25) at Allgood-Bailey Stadium in Rolla, Mo. The Tritons improve to 7-6-3, 6-5-3 GLVC while the Miners drop to 8-7-1, 6-7-1 GLVC.
It's UMSL's first win against S&T since a 2-1 win on Oct. 17, 2021, in Rolla.
With the win, the Tritons move into a tie for fifth place with Quincy with 21 points. The final pairings for the Tournament will be announced after the final two games of the season are played on Tuesday (Oct. 27).
S&T struck first in the 19th minute.
Connor Randel and
Nico Wingren got tangled up trying to clear a loose ball and the ball fell to Ian Conner who headed it ahead to Mike Banasik. Banasik dribbled in and slid it past a charging
Will Winkler for his team leading 10th goal of the season.
UMSL had a couple of chances at the equalizer. The first came in the 24th minute as
Brady Freeman was robbed by Cavitt Bruhn as he tried to head home a cross from
Gibson Hunt in the 18-yard box.
The Tritons had another opportunity in the 37th minute as Bruhn turned aside a shot from
Mario Garcia.
UMSL got the equalizer in the 43rd minute as Freeman scored his team leading eighth goal of the season with an assist from
Mason Niedbalski. Niedbalski blocked a clearance attempt and the ball bounced to Freeman who slotted it past Bruhn.
The Miners outshot the Tritons 9-7 in the first 45 minutes but UMSL held a 4-3 edge in shots on goal and 3-2 in corner kicks.
The Tritons scored the go-ahead goal in the 73rd minute.
Gunther Jean-Louis took a shot from the center of the 18-yard box that was blocked and the rebound came back to him and he shot it past Bruhn for his first goal of the season.
S&T outshot UMSL 17-12 in the contest including 6-5 in shots on goal and also held a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks.
