Clarksville, Ark. –
Tristan Silence had a memorable moment late in the second half as he scored the game-winning goal to push the Eagles to a 2-1 win over Williams Baptist University on Tuesday night.
Silence's goal came in the 86th minute as the Eagles were on the attack led by
Hayden Pickering. Silence took a perfect pass in stride and then beat a defender to rip a shot past a diving keeper. But it was Williams Baptist that took an early 1-0 lead after scoring in the tenth minute. The Eagles responded with a goal in the 30th minute from
Mpumelelo Sibanda. The score remained 1-1 heading into halftime. After a back-and-forth second half, the Eagles eventually notched the game-winner for their third win of the season.
The Eagles outshot Williams Baptist 10-6 in the second half.
Jordan Grimaldo led the Eagles with four shots in the match.
Freshman goalkeeper
Natanel Raitsin recorded six saves in the match.
