NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's soccer team (8-6-1, 7-6-0 G-MAC) defeated Great Midwest Athletic Conference foe Ohio Dominican University (7-8-1, 6-6-1 G-MAC) 2-0 at the Trojans Soccer Complex on Saturday afternoon.

GAME ESSENTIALS:

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SERIES HISTORY

The all-time series is tied at 2-2 as both teams have defended their home pitch in their two-year history.

GAME DETAILS

The Trojans broke through first when Nicolas Reinhard (SR/Heiligkreuzsteinach, Germany) scored his eighth goal of the season at 13:01 … Juan Cernas (FR/Smyrna, TN) earned his third assist on the Reinhard goal … though the Trojans managed six shots the score remained 1-0 at the half … in the first half both teams committed six fouls … the Trojans outshot the Panthers 6-5 … goalkeeper Tyler Delgado (JR/Spring Hill, TN) made two first-half saves to keep the score 1-0 … Luis Vital (SR/Springfield, TN) secured his first goal of the season just before halftime at 43:34 … Vital's goal was assisted by David Brookes (JR/Dublin, Ireland ), his fourth of the season … ODU outshot TNU 13-10 … ODU (13) had more fouls than TNU (11) … TNU took six corner kicks to ODU's three … ODU had four yellow cards and one red card, while TNU took two yellows.

WHAT THE RESULT MEANS

*The win allows Trevecca to jump Ohio Dominican in the table for fourth place. TNU has 21 points to ODU's 19. Tyler Delgado produced his second clean sheet of the season with help from his defense.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Luis Vital scored the second goal at 43:34 … the goal gave the Trojans a 2-0 advantage, and TNU never looked back … Vital has one goal and two assists this season.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Trojans conclude their regular season with a Tuesday meeting with Kentucky Wesleyan (1-14-1, 0-12-1) at 4:30 PM.

The Trojans lead 11-2-1 over KWC in the all-time series.

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