Game Information:
Date: Friday, September 4
Times: 5 p.m.
Location: St. Peter, Minnesota
Field: Gustie Soccer Field
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Live Coverage: Live Video | Live Stats
ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s soccer team will host St. Norbert College on Friday at 5 p.m. in its home opener and what will serve as the first contest of the Gustavus Classic being played this Friday-Sunday. Game two will be played Saturday between St. Norbert and Viterbo University at 3 p.m. and the final game will be played Sunday between Gustavus and Viterbo at 3 p.m. All games will be played at the Gustie Soccer Field.
The Gusties put themselves in the win column to begin their 2015 season after defeating Martin Luther College 2-0 this past Tuesday. Gustavus got itself on the board early, as Matt Murakami (So., Eden Prarie, Minn.) put Gustavus ahead when he scored the Gusties’ first goal of the season just 15:31 into the first half. The Gusties had to wait longer to earn their second point, with Matt Jacobs (So., Mankato, Minn.) scoring his first career goal in his collegiate debut at the 55:21 mark, giving the Gusties a 2-0 lead that would hold for the remainder of the contest. First-year Anders Severson (Lino Lakes, Minn.) collected his first career win between the posts, stopping the lone Martin Luther shot sent his way to earn the shutout.
St. Norbert is also coming off a season opening win, in which it defeated Lakeland College 3-0 on Tuesday in De Pere, Wisconsin. The Green Knights were led by two goals from Sam Lamers, who was St. Norbert’s leading scorer last season with 21 points off seven goals and seven assists. First-year Eddie Sanchez earned the win in goal, collecting six saves en route to his first career shutout.
Gustavus is 2-1 all-time against St. Norbert, with the last result being a 1-0 win in favor of the Gusties on September 8, 2007.