Franciscan 2, Fredonia 1

Franciscan Starters 
Chris St. George, Mikey Irvin, Lucas Cross, Ryan Miller, Joshua Atkinson, Nick Miller, Joseph St. George, Liam Nagle, Augustine Rubino & Goalkeeper - Jax Mautone  

Fredonia Starters
Ange, Aboagye, Aregawi, Gennaro, Aufiero, Vallas, Kwiatkowski, Ange, Johansson, Ranieri & Goalkeeper - Richardson

How It Happened 
    Franciscan Men's Soccer finished their HLM tournament trip with a 2-1 win against Fredonia. In the 16th minute, Nick Miller took a corner kick. He crossed it to defenseman Liam Nagle posted in front of the net. Liam headed it to Mikey Irvin who got it passed the goalkeeper scoring his first goal of the season. The Barons added another goal just before halftime. The second goal was similar to the first. Once again, Nick Miller took a corner kick. He crossed it and found freshmen Lucas Cross. Cross put it in the back of the net. The Barons held their 2-0 through halftime. The Barons started the 2nd half with another scoring opportunity. Nick Miller took his normal corner kick duty, but this time the Barons didn't get a shot off. Possession of the ball switched to Fredonia who transitioned to the offensive end. Jax Mautone stopped the first shot, but a second shot a few seconds later got passed him and shrunk the lead by 1. The Barons held on to their 2-1 lead for 43 more minutes. During that time they only allowed 3 shots. With the 2-1 win the Barons improve to 1-0-1 for the season.

Inside the Numbers  
-Nick Miller had 2 assists on the day
-In his first career start, Lucas Cross also scored his first goal.
-Augustine Rubino made his first career start
-Jax Mautone recorded 4 saves

Who's Next? 
Franciscan will finish there three game road stand to start the season at Muskingum on Tuesday night. The Barons are 2-4 all-time against the Fighting Muskies, but these two teams have not played one another since 2017. Their last matchup was a neutral site contest at Bethany, where Franciscan put up seven goals to win 7-5 in a high scoring thriller. Leo Herrmann and JP Bobak each scored a pair to lead the way for the Barons. This will also be Head Coach Brent Ridenour's first matchup against the Fighting Muskies while coaching Franciscan. He used to face them once a year in OAC play while coaching at Ohio Northern, where his teams held a 21-1 record against Muskingum.

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