The Muhlenberg men's soccer team saved its best game of the 2016 season for last, posting a 3-0 shutout victory over Ursinus as the team honored its seven seniors before the match.
The Mules (4-9-3, 2-6-1 CC) scored two first-half goals within two minutes of each other before freshman forward
Pete Luther added an insurance goal in the second half. Luther totaled four points in the match as he also assisted on the first two scores for Muhlenberg.
The team honored seniors
Chris Skutnik,
Jack Dusing,
Nick Sarkos,
Patrick Bell,
Andrew Bell,
Phil Rahling and
Jeff Remley (pictured above left to right) with a ceremony before the match. All seven players started, with Remley, Dusing, Sarkos and Rahling each attempting a shot in their final match.
Muhlenberg scored first in the 36th minute. Sophomore goalkeeper
Marshall Hanyon punted the ball after making a stop and his punt found Luther deep in the Bears' half of the field. Luther immediately forwarded the ball to junior midfielder
Anthony Carracino who then flicked the ball to sophomore midfielder
Brian Heckman streaking down the right side of the box. Heckman shot it across the net and in for his first goal of the season.
Less than two minutes later, Luther attempted a shot that the Bears (4-11-1, 0-8-1) saved but the rebound went straight to Carracino who fired it into the open net for his fourth goal of the season, making it 2-0 Mules at halftime.
Luther scored his goal in the 72nd minute after receiving a pass from sophomore midfielder
Kevin Irving. With the goalkeeper drawn out, Luther had an open shot to the net and barreled it in.
Luther finishes the season with a team-high seven goals and three assists for 17 points, tying him for the fourth most goals in the Centennial Conference and the fifth most points.
The Mules outshot Ursinus 14-11 in the match. Hanyon finished with five saves in 87 minutes.