INDIANAPOLIS – The Spring Arbor University men's soccer team secured at least a share of the Crossroads League regular season championship on Saturday night with a 2-0 road victory over Marian University.

It is the third straight regular season title for the Cougars, who can clinch the outright crown and No. 1-seed in the upcoming Crossroads League Tournament with a win or draw against Huntington University on Wednesday night.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: No. 13 Spring Arbor 2, Marian 0

LOCATION: St. Vincent Field | Indianapolis, Ind.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 12-1-2 (7-0-1 CL), Marian 6-9-1 (1-6-1 CL)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The match was scoreless through the first 45 minutes, but Spring Arbor tallied two goals in a two-minute span in the second half to pick up its fourth consecutive victory.
• Cole Russell registered the first goal in the 68th minute, ripping a shot from 30 yards out past the MU goalkeeper. Russell got in on the next goal as well, finding Zoltan Suranyi, who registered his first goal of the season and gave the Cougars a commanding 2-0 lead.
• Christopher Banfi stopped the only two shots he faced to preserve the shutout – his 10th clean sheet of the season.
• Spring Arbor outshot Marian 16-3 and held a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Spring Arbor extended its unbeaten streak against Marian to 12 straight matches, dating back to 2010.
• Russell picked up his 14th tally of the season. He currently ranks second in the Crossroads League in goals scored and fourth in total points (28).
• Banfi lowered his goals against average to 0.533, which not only leads the league, but ranks seventh in the NAIA.
• The Cougars recorded their NAIA-leading 11th shutout of the season.

UP NEXT

The top-two teams in the Crossroads League will meet in the final match of the regular season when Spring Arbor visits Huntington (12-3-2, 6-1-1 CL) on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The Cougars can clinch the outright regular season crown and the No. 1-seed in the conference tournament with a win or draw against the Foresters.

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