In desperation mode in the second half, Houghton dialed up the offensive intensity by generating six of their eight shots in the game. Smyth sent the kick to the far post toward teammate Cooper LaValley, who allowed the ball to sail past him and into the corner of the goal for a 2-0 Nazareth advantage.
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Just over four minutes later, the Golden Flyers lined up for a free kick outside the left part of the penalty area. After receiving a pass from fellow freshman Michael Yates, Decker was able to curl a right-footed shot inside the right goal post and out of the reach of Highlanders' goalkeeper Sam Carpenter. Freshman goalkeeper Logan Menna was called upon to make just two saves in completing his seventh shutout of the season.ĭecker's fourth goal of the season came in the 27th minute after the Golden Flyers were applying pressure for most of the game. Tournament MVP Drew Decker delivered a first-half goal as did senior Sam Smyth to provide Nazareth with the necessary firepower. Houghton finished the 2021 season at 8-12 overall.
At 13-1-3 overall, Nazareth is unbeaten in its last 14 games (12-0-2). It marks Nazareth fifth E8 title overall and the Golden Flyers will make their fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament as a result. The victory, at Golden Flyer Stadium, enabled the men's team to follow their female counterparts in claiming the Empire 8 Conference championship for the second time in three years. Top-seeded Nazareth scored both of its goals in the first half Saturday and the Golden Flyers held off a second-half charge by second-seeded Houghton to take a 2-0 victory over the Highlanders in the championship game of the Empire 8 Conference Tournament for men's soccer.
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