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The Titans' Jacob Hernandez scored one goal while assisting on two others against the Lions.
The Titans' Jacob Hernandez scored one goal while assisting on two others against the Lions.

Titans Tame Lions In Regular-Season Finale

Box Score

UW-Oshkosh received goals from five different players as the Titans wrapped up their regular season schedule for the 2015 men's soccer season with a 5-1 victory over Finlandia University (Mich.) on Wednesday (Oct. 28) in Hancock, Mich.

Following a scoreless first half, Jacob Hernandez and Elias Efthimiou sailed early second-period shots into the net to give UW-Oshkosh a 2-0 lead. The scores were recorded within 98 seconds of each other, as Hernandez tallied an unassisted goal in the 48th minute (47:28) and Efthimiou an assisted goal from Hernandez and Jakub Rys in the 49th (48:54). It was the second goal of the season for Hernandez and the fifth for Efthimiou.

UW-Oshkosh (11-3-3), which has won all eight of its contests against Finlandia University (11-5), took a 3-0 lead on a goal by Malcolm Jeffris in the 62nd minute (61:04). Jeffris scored his second goal of the year off a pass from Tyler Howard.

Fourty two seconds (61:46) after the Jeffris goal, Jonathan Barnes cut the Lions' deficit to 3-1 with a score off a serve from Alex Freeman. Barnes tallied his seventh goal of the season on Finlandia University's only shot of the contest.

UW-Oshkosh got the score back when Drew Van Alstine tallied his first collegiate goal off a pass from Hernandez in the 67th minute (66:51).

The Titans increased their lead to 5-1 on a goal by Elijah Tesch in the 86th minute (85:12). The unassisted score was Tesch's second goal of the season.

UW-Oshkosh attempted 34 shots against the Lions, including 18 in the second half. The Titans also earned all 10 of the contest's corner kick opportunities.

A total of 15 players were involved in UW-Oshkosh's shot parade, including Hernandez and Jeffris, who attempted four apiece.

UW-Oshkosh goalkeeper Sam Gabrilska played the first 85 minutes (85:25) and allowed the only shot he faced to score. Kevin Schenk relieved Gabrilska for the final five minutes (4:35) and played without a shot coming his way.

Matthew Van Horn guarded the Finlandia University goal for the entire match. He saved 11 shots while allowing all five UW-Oshkosh goals.

UW-Oshkosh hopes to have its 32nd season of men's soccer continue with a selection to the NCAA Division III Championship. The announcement of the 61-team tournament field will be on Nov. 9.