Tartans Fall in Nail-Biter to #24 Case Western Reserve

(CLEVELAND, Ohio) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's soccer team traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, to face 24th-ranked Case Western Reserve University on Saturday, November 5 in the last regular season game of the season. The Tartans took an early lead but succumbed to the Spartans by a 3-2 score, finishing the regular season with an 11-4-1 overall record and a 3-4 mark in University Athletic Association play. The Spartans finish 10-3-3 and 5-1-1.

Inside The Box Score

• The first goal of the game came in the sixth minute when junior Diederik Schlingemann scored his first goal of the season following a throw-in into the box by sophomore Billy Boucuvalas.
• The Spartans tied the match with less than two minutes to play in the first half on a goal by Alex Rumleanschi.
• In the 64th minute, a shot by the Spartans hit the crossbar and Kysen Kroeger was there to knock in the rebound for the 2-1 lead.
• Four minutes later, Alex Lippiatt scored a long-distance free kick that deflected off a defender's head and past freshman Liam Ryan in net for the Tartans.
• Freshman Zach Schonwetter had a shot stopped by CWRU's keeper in the 75th minute.
• Sophomore Alejandro Fernandez put a shot on goal in the 87th minute just ahead of the Tartans scoring in the early part of the 88th minute when sophomore Eli Kampine finished a bouncing ball in the box.

Notes

• The Tartans finish fourth in the UAA, their highest finish since a second-place showing in 2016.
• The Tartans are receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches National Poll and are ranked fourth in Region VII, one slot behind Case Western Reserve.

Up Next

The Tartans will wait to see if they are selected to compete in the 2022 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship, as the NCAA Selection Show will air on Monday, November 7 at 1:30 p.m. on ncaa.com.