Kraig Moore scored a pair of goals and
Matthew Carlson netted the game-winner Monday in Clarke College's 3-2 non-conference road win over the University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois. Coach
Sean Esterhuizen's Crusaders improved to 3-2-2 with their second straight win, while St. Francis fell to 2-4-1.
St. Francis jumped to a 1-0 lead 2:45 into the contest, but Moore evened things up at 13:17 on a golf from 30 feet out on a feed from
Matthew Smith. Moore's goal was off the upper left goal post.
St. Francis broke a 1-1 halftime score at the 61 minute mark. Moore tallied his second goal 36 seconds later. The score remained tied until
Matthew Carlson hit the back of the net off a rebound shot at 68:36. Clarke goalkeeper
Phillip Flores kept the hosts scoreless the remainder of the contest.
Clarke outshot St. Francis 14-11.
Clarke will host William Penn University at 3 p.m. Saturday in a Midwest Collegiate Conference matchup. The Crusaders opened MCC play this past Saturday with a 4-1 home win over Waldorf College.
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