Wilmington, De. – Alvaro Sanchez broke a scoreless tie in the 74th minute to help the Post University men's soccer team defeat the Goldey-Beacom Lightning in an important Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match on Saturday afternoon.
With the game knotted at 0-0, Sanchez took a cross from sophomore Phillimon Bedard-Khalid and headed it past the outstretched arm of Cole Lewis to give Post the 1-0 lead. It was the lone shot on goal for the Eagles during the defensive tilt and the 11th goal of the season for him.
Jordan Brown stopped both shots the Lightning put on net.
Post - the ninth ranked team in the East Region in the latest NCAA poll - is now 10-3-3 overall and 7-2-2 in the CACC. They sit in third place with 23 points. The top four seeds will host a first-round game in the CACC Tournament.
The Eagles are now one point behind Goldey-Beacom for second-place. The Eagles now lead the all-time series against Goldey-Beacom, 11-4-1.
"Massive, massive win for us today," coach Ted Haley said. "The guys executed and played great football and we deserved the win. Now we have to approach our last match with respect and honor our seniors the right way on Senior Day"
Up next, the Eagles play their regular season finale as they host Felician in a CACC match on Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
