Holy Cross Men’s Soccer sweeps past Trinity Christian

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Notre Dame, Ind. The Holy Cross College men’s soccer team hosted Trinity Christian this afternoon in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. Senior Laith Zaibal put the Saints up one with a goal coming in the 14th minute, followed by back-to-back goals by Marcos Hernandez in the 26th and 29th minutes. Holy Cross tacked on another goal from Elmin Ejup as the game entered halftime 4-0. Jeff Rafter converted on a PK in the 82nd minute as the Saints would cruise to the 5-0 victory. With the win, Holy Cross moves to 5-4-2 and 2-3-2 in CCAC play, while TCC stands at 5-8-1 and 3-5-1.

MATCH DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross defeated TCC 5-0

Records: Holy Cross (5-4-2) | TCC (5-8-1)

Location: Saints Field | Holy Cross College | Notre Dame, Ind.

SCORING SUMMARY

14′ | Laith Zaibal (HC) assisted by Victor Sellu

26′ | Marcos Hernandez (HC) assisted by Cliff Brown

29′ | Marcos Hernandez (HC) assisted by Claudio Fuentealba

31′ | Elmin Ejup (HC) assisted by David Ross

82′ | Jeff Rafter (HC) on penalty kick

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Claudio Fuentealba recorded four saves in net

Marcos Hernandez recorded two goals

Laith Zaibal, Elmin Ejup, and Jeff Rafter each recorded one goal

Holy Cross outshot TCC 20-8 in the win

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints return to action Wednesday, October 13 when they travel to Roosevelt University in another CCAC matchup. Kickoff set for 7:00pm EST.

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