DECORAH – Cornell faced off against the No.3 USC Region IX ranked Luther at Luther Soccer Field on Saturday. The Norse proved to be as good as their ranking, topping the Rams 5-1.
Luther (9-2-3 overall, 7-0-1 MWC) jumped out to a 3-0 start, before sophomore
Kyriacos Photiou scored his eighth goal of the season in the 27
th minute of the match to put the Rams (1-11-3 overall, 1-5-2 MWC) on the board.
The Norse tacked on a goal late in the first half to take a 4-1 lead to the locker room. Paul Menge finished the scoring for Luther with a goal in the 65
th minute. Luther clinched the MWC regular season championship with the victory.
The Rams were outshot by the Norse 18-3. Senior
Fox Wight,
Rafiel Alcaraz and Photiou each attempted a shot for Cornell.
Cornell goalkeepers
Kian Farrell and
James Withers shared time in the goal, finishing with a combined three saves on Luther's 18 shots.
Coming up – The Rams play their final home game of the season on Wednesday at Cornell Soccer Field, against non-conference opponent Maharishi (2-7-1 overall). Game time is 3:45 p.m.
