Late Goal Gives Tartans 2-1 Win Against NYU

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's soccer team defeated New York University on Sunday with a late second-half goal to win by a 2-1 score. The Tartans are now 8-4-4 for the season and 2-2-2 in the University Athletic Association while NYU drops to 6-5-3 for the season and 1-4-1 in the UAA.

Inside the Box Score

• The Tartans played an intense game with 15 shots taken, with ten on goal against NYU's nine shots with two on goal.
• NYU opened the scoring in the 29th minute of the game. Originally a save by sophomore Kai Yamamoto, the ball then hit off the cross bar and off Yamamoto's back to cross the line.
• Junior Brendan Schonwetter scored the first goal for the Tartans in the 63rd minute with a header off a corner kick, making the score 1-1.
• Senior Jake Kavan scored the winning goal for the Tartans in the 90th minute of the game with a half-volley, left-footed kick.
• Schonwetter, senior Billy Boucuvalas, and freshman James Ashby all had two shots on goal.

Up Next

The Tartans will travel to Ohio to play against Case Western Reserve University on Saturday, November 9 at 3:30 p.m. to end the regular season.