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John Carroll JCU (3-2-1, 0-0-0)
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Winner Carnegie Mellon CMU (3-0-3, 0-0-0)
John Carroll JCU
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Final
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Carnegie Mellon CMU
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
John Carroll JCU 0 0 0
Carnegie Mellon CMU 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | JCUSID

Men's Soccer Drops Match Against Tartans

PITTSBURGH, PA – Just two days after a four-goal thriller in the Cuyahoga Derby, the John Carroll Blue Streaks traveled back to Pennsylvania this evening to take on Carnegie Mellon University, delving into their second away game of the season.

Throughout the course of the last three seasons, the rivalry between these two teams has thickened. During the 2022 season, Carnegie Mellon would score a goal with mere seconds left on the clock for a 1-0 win at Don Shula Stadium. The following season, an early goal from Jaden Wright in Pittsburgh gave the Blue Streaks a 1-0 final, their first win over the Tartans since 2003.

Last season, a goal in the dying embers from Jaden Wright again gave John Carroll back-to-back wins over Carnegie Mellon, also giving John Carroll their first win in the matchup at Don Shula Stadium since 1987.

With this, it is safe to say that the Tartans come into this one with hopes for vengeance, having an undefeated 2-0-3 start to their season, including wins over Otterbein and Baldwin Wallace.

The Tartans did what they ventured out to do, taking down the Blue Streaks with an impressive 3-0 scoreline to show for.

The first five minutes saw a lot of end-to-end action, but a huge look on the left hand drifted wide right of goal from the Tartans' Idan Garten.

A few minutes later, Leonardo Serodio had an effort that also ended up wide right, and although the action was up and down the field, Carnegie Mellon began to pick up steam.

Within 15 minutes, the Tartans pulled forward. Picking up steam on the near side, Sandor Preda blistered down the endline and whipped in a cross to the back post for Tristan Gonzalez, who was left unmarked for a simple finish.

John Carroll found themselves down early, but they responded well, applying more pressure in their attacking third, but the momentum shift did not last long.

As the Blue Streaks built from the back, a bad touch for Garlen Woest fell straight to Tristan Gonzalez, laying it off for Idan Garten who had plenty of room to penetrate the box and poke a shot past Brenden Moher. The Tartans doubled their advantage, and the hill turned into a mountain for the visitors.

A few minutes later, Dejan Mladenovic shook things up with a handful of substitutions, looking to get a fresh perspective to close out the half.

John Carroll began to try to climb back, Gui Wanderley striking one from distance to force a falling save from goalkeeper Kai Yamamoto. Wenzler's Warriors continued piling on pressure closing out the half, but not much of it translated to proper attacking chances, and a grueling first half came to a close with the Blue Streaks down a pair of goals.

Coming out of the second half, John Carroll continued their pushes forward, peppering the Tartans with set pieces, long throws, and balls into the box. A few chances looked promising, but yielded no results.

A big chance came on the other side of the pitch with a free kick earned for the Tartans just outside of the 18-yard box. Carnegie Mellon scored off of a tap-in in the 55th minute, but fortunately for John Carroll, it was waved off for offsides.

In the 60th minute, another decent look for the Blue Streaks came as a free kick winded in for Maurio Powell, who sent it just left of the goal. With momentum beginning to slow, JCU needed a break soon, and they were getting into an ideal position to find it.

Despite their efforts in keeping the ball in their half, John Carroll would be dealt another blow with ten minutes left on the clock. Coach Brand Bowman subbed in both Zach Schonwetter and Idan Garten, and 14 seconds later, Schonwetter pounced on a ball past midfield and flicked it through to Idan Garten, securing his brace and giving Carnegie Mellon a 3-0 lead.

That final goal just about sealed the deal, as the Tartans secured their long-awaited revenge on the Blue Streaks, making the most of their possession and capitalizing on a few of John Carroll's errors.

The Blue Streaks fall to a 3-2-1 record, and will be back on the road this coming Wednesday to take on Penn State Behrend in Erie, Pennsylvania for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
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