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Men's Soccer - Wed, Oct 28, 2009
Judson 2, St. Xavier 0 - Box
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ELGIN, Ill. - A dominating offense in the second half by Judson University (15-1/8-1), provided with a strong defensive front, led to a 2-0 shutout win over St. Xavier (11-4-1/5-2-1). The win gives Judson the regular season CCAC title which is their fifth in six years and they have now won nine matches in a row.

Judson's offense and defense were firing on all cylinders as they posted their sixth shutout of the year and scored two or more goals for the 13th time this year. Judson has now also won nine matches in a row.

Sven Moeller led the team as he scored the first goal of the match and assisted on the second goal. Alex Tyton provided six saves in the win for his sixth shutout of the year and 12th overall at Judson.

It was a scoreless first half for both teams but St. Xavier did have a chance to take a lead when they received a penalty kick in the 45th minute just before half. A St. Xavier player was fouled in the box to set up the kick. Matt Klancic stepped up and then sailed the shot just over the top right corner for the miss. Tyton was solid in goal, too, as he had five o his six saves in the first half.

Just over a minute into the second half, Moeller broke open the scoreless tie with a thrust of a kick that went to the left side of the net beating St. Xavier's Ian Pickett. Moeller was set up in the box by a pass from Martin Khoshoba. Moeller continued his attack in the 51st and 53rd minutes taking two more shots only to be stopped by Pickett.

Parmenter came away with the security goal in the 69th minute when Moeller passed the ball into the box from the right. Parmenter let the ball take one bounce and then shot it into the back of the net for the two-goal advantage.

St. Xavier was limited to just one shot in the second half that Tyton saved in the 61st minute.

Judson out shot St. Xavier, 15-9, and each team had three corner kicks. Pickett finished with eight saves for St. Xavier in the loss.

Judson will now host Calumet College on Saturday, October 31st, at 2:00 p.m. as they finish their regular season.

NOTES: Judson has now won 20 overall conference championships under Steve Burke…13 of the 20 championships are CCAC while the other seven were in the NIIC…Burke now has 461 career wins at Judson… Judson has won five of the last six regular season CCAC titles…Last year was the only year they did not win the regular season title as they finished third…Moeller leads the team with nine goals and 27 points…Three of the six shutouts have come in CCAC play…Judson's offense leads all the categories in the CCAC…Judson's program now has 581 wins which is the most for any NAIA men's soccer program… St. Xavier was receiving votes in the NAIA National Poll and has been ranked as high as 12th this year.

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Interview with Sven Moeller, Jason Parmenter, and Alex Tyton
     
 
 
Clips from the St. Xavier Match