SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's soccer team ran the table in the Crossroads League achieving a perfect 9-0 record following its 3-1 victory over Huntington University on Wednesday night at the Cougar Soccer Complex.

The No. 12 ranked Cougars overcame a 1-0 deficit to extend their winning streak to nine and close out the regular season with a 15-3-0 record.

Prior to the match, Spring Arbor recognized its six seniors – Stephen Gabriele, Morris Kamara, Jason Liguori, Janum Sailor, Cory Swartzendruber and Nick Vander Stelt. The 2018 senior class has accumulated an impressive 57-17-8 record so far while capturing the 2016 Crossroads League Tournament title and back-to-back regular season league championships. They were also instrumental in the team advancing to the sweet 16 of the National Tournament in 2016, the first time since 1977.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: No. 12 Spring Arbor 3, Huntington 1

LOCATION: Cougar Soccer Complex | Spring Arbor, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 15-3-0 (9-0-0 CL), Huntington 8-7-3 (3-4-2 CL)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game was scoreless through the first 53 minutes of action before Huntington broke the deadlock with a go-ahead goal.
• Spring Arbor never panicked, however, and would erupt for three goals in an eight minute span to take complete control of the match. Senior Janum Sailor, who throughout his career has delivered clutch goals, came through once again with an equalizer in the 59th minute, smashing a volley from inside the 18-yard box into the upper corner of the net.
• Roderic Green continued his torrid scoring pace with the go-ahead score in the 64th minute, heading home a cross into the box from Jacob Crull. Green, the reigning Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week, has now scored six goals in his last six matches.
• Less than two minutes later, Cole Russell put the nail in the coffin with a fantastic goal, slicing his way through several HU defenders before calmly putting a shot past the goalkeeper.
• Spring Arbor finished the night with 18 shots and held Huntington to just five. The Cougars also held a 7-0 advantage in corner kicks.

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH NATHAN MILLER

• "We played some fantastic football tonight. That 20-minute span in the second half was so special. Our vertical possession and attacking play were amazing. All the credit goes to the boys. They are playing at an elite level and have put in so much to get to this point. I am very proud."
• "Coming back from conceding a goal totally against the run of play, our reaction was fantastic."
• "We had some goals we wanted to accomplish and break some records. 9-0 this league season. 17-1 in two seasons is a first for the league."
• "This group is just really special. They are unique and have their sights set very high. It's time to recover and get geared up for the tournament."

UP NEXT

The Crossroads League Tournament is set to begin with the quarterfinals on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Spring Arbor has earned the No. 1-seed for the tournament, earning home field advantage throughout the postseason, and will host No. 8-seed Marian University (7-8-1, 3-6-0 CL) in its first round matchup.

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