(TIFFIN, OH)- The #3 Seed Thomas More University men's soccer team tied the #2 Seed Lake Erie Storm on Thursday (November, 9th) afternoon by a score of 1 to 1. The Storm would go on to advance in to the finals of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship by a 5 to 4 result in penalty kicks. The Saints finish their inaugural NCAA Division II season with an overall record to 10-7-3.
- In the 33rd minute of the match, junior Finn Battenstein (Dusseldorf, Germany / Martin Luther King Gesamtschule) scored off a corner kick by senior Charlie Allan (Cardiff, Wales / Cardiff) to give the Saints the lead.
- In the 81st minute Lake Erie evened the match with a goal that would force overtime.
Penalty Kicks:
- Finn Battenstein converted on the first PK for the Saints. (1-0)
- Lake Erie converted their first PK. (1-1)
- Senior Ben Oliver (Eckington, England / Hartpury) converted on the second PK for the Saints. (2-1)
- Lake Erie converted their second PK. (2-2)
- Senior Sondre Taklo (Aalesund, Norway / Akademiet Videregaaende Skole) converted on the third PK for the Saints. (3-2)
- Lake Erie converted on their third PK. (3-3)
- Lake Erie saved Charlie Allan's attempt on the Saint's fourth PK. (3-3)
- Lake Erie converted their fourth PK. (3-4)
- Junior Flo Meyer (Mulheim, Germany / Luisenschule) converted on the fifth PK for the Saints. (4-4)
- Lake Erie converted on their fifth PK and advanced to the G-MAC finals. (4-5)
- Finn Battenstein recorded the lone goal in regulation for the Saints.
- Charlie Allan recorded an assist in the match.
- Graduate student Ali Kazim Nakhid (Beirut, Lebanon / City International) and first year Balthasar Zimmerman (Munich, Germany / Theodolinden) each recorded a shot on goal.
- First year Karim Slim (Beirut, Lebanon / College Louise Wegman) recorded two shots on goal in the match.
This wraps of the Saints innaugeral season in NCAA Division II and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The men's soccer team will be back in action next fall for the 2024 season.
