NORTH CANTON, OH: Walsh Men's Soccer earned a win and suffered a loss on Larry Staudt Field this week. On Thursday, the Men were shut out by the Oilers of the University of Finday. On Saturday, which was Senior Day, the Cavaliers came out victorious over the Ohio Dominican Panthers.
Despite getting shut out to Findlay, the Cavs took as many shots as the Oilers. The difference was the total number of shots on goal as Findlay had 9 compared to the Walsh 5. All three Oiler goals were in the first half.
Despite Thursday's outcome, the Men bounced back with a 2-1 win over Ohio Dominican. The Panthers struck first in the 30th minute but the Cavs responded with the equalizer in the 40th minute.
Shane Atkinson scored on an assist from
Evan Napier to give the Cavs a score.
Ashton Bright found the back of the net in the 85th minute, which pushed the Maroon and Gold to the win column.
The Cavs outshot the Panthers 18-12 with 8 shots on goal. The Men also had 9 corners to ODU's 3. Goalie,
Nick Bertolini, had 5 saves in the win.
Walsh has a record of 2-8-1 and is 1-6-1 in the G-MAC. Their next set of games will be on the road, at the end of the week, vs Thomas More and Kentucky Wesleyan.
