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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (November 4, 2011) – The Men's Soccer team defeated the Houghton College Highlanders 3-2 this evening to advance to the American Mideast Conference final.
The Raiders will face the Point Park University Pioneers tomorrow afternoon at 1pm for a chance to qualify for the NAIA Tournament. Tomorrow's winner will face the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference/Gulf Coast Athletic Conference play-in winner with an NAIA berth on the line.
Senior forward
Dominic Coco led the Raiders with two goals in the first half. Coco's first goal came in the 9
th minute and later added the second with a penalty kick in the 23
rd minute.
The Highlanders would respond with two goals from Michael Dix in the 26
th and 45
th minutes to even the score 2-2.
The game-winner came off the foot of junior defender
Andrew Vanderhoof in the 62
nd minute off a free kick from Derrek Holmes.
The Raiders edged the Highlanders in shots-on-goal (9-7). The Highlnders finished with six corner kicks to the Raiders 1 and shots 13-12.
