Late Goal Gives Tartans 2-1 Win Against NYU
The Carnegie Mellon University men's soccer team defeated New York University on Sunday with a late second-half goal to win by a 2-1 score. The Tartans are now 8-4-4 for the season and 2-2-2 in the University Athletic Association while NYU drops to 6-5-3 for the season and 1-4-1 in the UAA.
Inside the Box Score
- The Tartans played an intense game with 15 shots taken, with ten on goal against NYU's nine shots with two on goal.
- NYU opened the scoring in the 29th minute of the game. Originally a save by sophomore Kai Yamamoto, the ball then hit off the cross bar and off Yamamoto's back to cross the line.
- Junior Brendan Schonwetter scored the first goal for the Tartans in the 63rd minute with a header off a corner kick, making the score 1-1.
- Senior Jake Kavan scored the winning goal for the Tartans in the 90th minute of the game with a half-volley, left-footed kick.
- Schonwetter, senior Billy Boucuvalas, and freshman James Ashby all had two shots on goal.