WILMORE, Ky. --- The Asbury Men's Soccer team got to host Midway University after a slight schedule change for their last match of the season. AU finished the season on a strong note and recorded a 5-0 victory for themselves tonight. 

With a slightly different lineup than normal, AU charged into the match with high confidence after last week's win against Warren Wilson. The match began and AU took immediate possession of the game, recording 10 shots in the first 21 minutes of the game. Midway's defense held strong with their keeper, Tyler Glass recording eight saves in that time. The Eagles were determined to get on the board, and in the 22nd minute, Delorges Lavra played a through ball to Sammy Abraham who put it away in the back of the net.

Abraham did not stop there and scored another with an assist by Austin Dunlap just two minutes later. These two goals for Abraham make the 2022 season his highest-scoring season, recording seven goals in total. 

Midway attempted to retaliate after AU's strong lead, but Asbury's defense and freshmen keeper, Crosby Short held them to just three shots for the half, ending the first half with the Eagles up on a 2-0 lead.

Five minutes into the second half, Daonhan Tran scored his second goal of the season with an assist by Luke Thomas putting Asbury up 3-0 with 40 minutes still to play. The match would remain stale for the next 27 minutes until Delorges Lavra would find the back of the net in the 77th minute for a solo goal. With Asbury up 4-0 already, they ran the shot count up and continued to fight for a bigger lead against Midway.

Less than ten minutes later, with his first goal of his collegiate career, Senior, Micah Harper put AU's final goal of the night away with an assist by Delorges Lavra in the 82nd minute. Asbury held their lead for the remainder of the match and ended the game with a 5-0 victory.

Asbury defense stood strong this evening, only allowing Midway to record eight shots, and Keeper, Crosby Short recorded his first clean sheet of the season, and his career, totaling the Eagles with four clean sheets for the season. The Eagles produced a beautiful send-off for their seniors with all goals tonight being recorded by seniors. 

The Eagles will end the regular 2022 season with a record of 8-6-3 and will begin to prepare for post-season competition. 

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• Sammy Abraham led the board with two goals, as well as set his personal best for goals in a season. 
• Daonhan Tran tallied a goal for the Eagles, his second career goal.
• Delorges Lavra recorded a solo goal for the Eagles, his fourth of the season as well as two assists from the match. 
• Micah Harper racked up a goal for the Eagles, his first career goal. 
• Crosby Short recorded his first clean sheet of the season. 
• Delorges Lavra and Micah Harper both recorded a goal conversion of 100%.

• Asbury recorded 28 shots with 18 on goal from tonight's match.
• AU defense and Crosby Short held Midway to eight shots tonight. 
• The Eagles concluded the season with 44 total goals recorded across the team, which is a 144% increase from their previous season.

"We were gifted with another game at home and it was only fitting that our goals came from seniors. We're ready for this next step and will be ready to play to extend our season."
    - Head Coach, Ben Andrews | Men's Soccer

"Decent performance from the boys tonight. It was a blessing to be able to play at home again. It was also great to get on the score sheet. Now, we're fully focused on the post season. We've got the next three weeks to prepare for the playoffs, and hopefully, make it to Florida!"
    - Senior, Micah Harper | Midfield



As the Eagles have concluded their regular season, they are now looking to post-season play and compete in the NCCAA regional tournament. The dates will be November 18th and 19th in Oakland City, In. but the competition is not yet decided. Follow along with TeamAU for updates.


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