Maurer, Svanberg power men's soccer past Transy

Two goals from junior Joshua Maurer and a goal and two assists from junior Noah Svanberg helped lead the Defiance men's soccer team to a 3-2 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over Transylvania on Saturday afternoon at home.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (7-6, 2-0), Transylvania (2-4-2, 0-1-1).
• Location: Winsper-Knobel Memorial Field
• Attendance: 110

Inside the Number

• Svanberg led the Yellow Jackets with six shots followed by Maurer with four.
• Junior Armando Campos-Ortiz tallied two shots.
• Freshman Cameron Kruyer recorded his first career points with an assist on Svanberg's goal. 
• Junior Austin Boles earned the win in goal, making a save.
• Henry Roetker led the Pioneers with three shots in the contest followed by Andrew Ballard with two.
• Gino Arena took the loss in net after making five saves.

The Difference

• Roetker gave Transy a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute. 
• Maurer scored to tie the game following a pass from Svanberg in the 34th minute.
• The Pioneers retook the lead in the 60th minute when Jak Birdsong converted a penalty kick 
• Svanberg tied the game for the Yellow Jackets with an athletic play directing a free-kick from Kruyer into the back of the net.
• The combination of Svanberg and Maurer hooked up again to give the Yellow Jackets the lead in the 82nd minute after Svanberg connected with Maurer on a long pass and the latter was able to beat the Pioneer keeper.

Game Notes

• The win is the first home win for Defiance this season.
• The win is also Defiance first over Transylvania.
• This is Maurer's second two-goal game of the season. 
• Svanberg's big game gives him nine career assists, which ties him with Alex Toll (2003-06) for sixth-most in program history, and 29 career points, putting him in eighth-place in DC record book.
• Svanberg's four assists so far this season ties with for ninth-most in a single season in DC history.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they host Manchester on October 6. Kick-off is set for 3:30 p.m.