SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The No. 22 ranked Spring Arbor University men's soccer team closed out its non-conference slate with a 1-0 victory over Cornerstone University on Tuesday night at the Cougar Soccer Complex.

A goal from Morris Kamara in the 49th minute was enough to lift the Cougars to their fourth straight win.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: #22 Spring Arbor 1, Cornerstone 0

LOCATION: Cougar Soccer Complex | Spring Arbor, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 7-2-0, Cornerstone 1-3-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless first half, the Cougars broke the deadlock just minutes into the second stanza. Jacob Crull slipped a pass through to Kamara for a wide-open goal.
• Isiah Handspike, who was recently named the Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Week, stopped five shots to record the shutout.
• Spring Arbor finished the match with 19 shots compared to Cornerstone's 10. The Cougars also held a 7-4 edge in corner kicks.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• The win was the fourth straight for Spring Arbor over Cornerstone – all four by an identical 1-0 score.
• The Cougars earned their fourth shutout of the season.
• Kamara, the reigning Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week, continued his torrid stretch scoring in his fifth consecutive match. The junior forward currently leads the league with 11 goals, which is also tied for second-most in the NAIA.

FOR CORNERSTONE

• Richard Areche and Josue Uquillas registered four shots apiece for the Golden Eagles.
• Goalkeeper Dary DeWalt made six saves.

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH NATHAN MILLER

• "Despite trying to fight it, everything today felt flat and we couldn't really get going. We need to make sure that this never happens in league play."
• "But I think you need to credit Cornerstone with their defending. It was very solid, organized and smart. They didn't let us have our way, and for a while we struggled to adjust."
• "We didn't give them any opportunities though so we were happy with our defending. It was a very well worked goal as well by Crull and Mo."
• "We are pretty fatigued and really need a little rest that we have in front of us to get us flying when conference starts against Taylor."

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor will host Taylor University (4-1-2) on Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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