UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – In a wild affair where John Carroll University fought back from a two-goal deficit to tie the game with 20 minutes left, first-year
Leandro Cruz (Nottingham, Md./Loyola Blakefield) notched the game-winner in the 81
st minute to give the Lycoming College men's soccer team its third straight win, 3-2, at Don Shula Stadium on Saturday evening, Sept. 20.
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Cruz, with his back to the goal, secured a cross from first-year
Alex Sincevich (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) just outside the left side of the goalkeeper's box, then turned and spun a hard-low shot past a diving keeper for the winner in the 81
st minute. Sophomore
Carter Block (Monticello, Minn./Monticello) also assisted the play with a  long lead pass to Sincevich, who took one touch before the cross, as Lycoming (3-2-2 overall) matriculated the ball 60 yards in 10 seconds for the goal.
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Senior
Christian Woobay (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) helped Lycoming take a 1-0 lead in the 27
th minute, scoring when he powered a misplayed touch by the goalkeeper behind the keeper and across the goalline for his 18
th career goal and 49
th career point.
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Senior
Owen Magee (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) got his 12
th career goal when he controlled a pass nearly 40 yards out with three touches before blasting a 25-yard bullet high into the net.
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The Blue Streaks (4-3-1 overall) tied the game on a pair of goals from Dylan Helm, setting up Cruz's game-winner.
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Sophomore
Jace Bennett (Falling Waters, W.Va./Spring Mills) saw an end to his streak of four straight shutouts, but he made four saves in the win nonetheless. Brenden Moher stopped three shots for John Carroll.
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The Warriors get back on the field on Saturday, Sept. 27, when they kick off the Landmark Conference season by heading to the two-time defending champions, the 18
th-ranked Catholic University of America, for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff.
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