MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The Salem University men's soccer team outlasted Walsh (Ohio) 1-0, on a chilly Tuesday afternoon for Senior Day.
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With the win, Salem improves to 7-5-2 and has not lost since September 18th.
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The Tigers outshot the Cavaliers 11-10 and posted nine first have shots.
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Freshman
Bernardo Santos had an impressive showing as he tied his single-game season-high notching eight saves in the match.
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This marks the third-straight shutout for the Tigers and is Santos third career shutout.
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Walsh had several scoring chances in the match, but Santos withheld and made several impressive saves throughout.
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The only goal of the match and the game-winning goal came at 12:20 as sophomore
Chase Myrie kicked a beautiful cross pass to sophomore
Federico Toschi as Toschi volleyed the ball past Walsh's keeper Brett Ekperuoh for a 1-0 Tiger lead.
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The goal was Toschi's team-leading 11
th on the season.
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Nine minutes before intermission, Toschi beamed a shot off the crossbar as players and coaches thought the ball went in but just missed by inches. Â
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After the match, seniors
Sjoerd Schobbers,
Amon Tarus,
Dylan Ryan and
Mateo Gutierrez-Ospina were honored by the team for Senior Day.
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The Tigers are back in action Saturday as they travel to Bloomfield with a match set for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.
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