MARION, Ind. -- Evan Young (JR/Colorado Springs, Colo.) scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute as Indiana Wesleyan University men’s soccer won the Crossroads League Tournament championship for a third straight season with a 2-1 win over Grace (Ind.).

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 2   |   Grace - 1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 15-5-0   |   Grace 12-6-2
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Receiving votes   |   Grace   - Not ranked  
• Location:   Wildcat Field   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
• Brief:  Evan Young scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute as Indiana Wesleyan University men’s soccer won the Crossroads League Tournament championship for a third straight season with a 2-1 win over Grace (Ind.).

What Went Down

• Evan Young scored for the Wildcats in the 22nd minute. He took a free kick from near the sideline about 35 yards out. The deep ball bounced past the Lancer keeper and into the back of the net untouched for the early 1-0 lead.
• Grace had a great opportunity to tie the match a few minutes later. Josh Goepper (SR/Shelby Township, Mich.) misplayed a cross pass and the Lancer player gained possession in front of the net and his shot to the open goal went wide.
• Indiana Wesleyan led 1-0 at halftime. Both teams had four shots and each keeper made two saves.
• Grace tied the match 1-1 in the 51st minute on an own goal. Damon Binkley slotted the ball towards net when Seth Kintigh (SR/Concord, Mich.) slid to stop the pass but the ball deflected off his foot and into the net.
• Nakilee Weni nearly put Grace ahead in the 77th minute when his shot hit the crossbar.
• Evan Young scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute on a beautiful goal by IWU. Samuel Conti (FR/Fredonia, NY) crossed the ball to the far post where Taylor Lehman (SR/Indianapolis, Ind.) headed the ball to Young. He hit the ball out of the air and past the keeper for the 2-1 lead.
• Josh Goepper made a save with 58 seconds remaining to secure the victory.

Coaches Corner

• “We found a way to get a result. We knew this wasn’t going to be pretty without Keaton and Collin. Without those guys it wasn’t going to look the same. But we expected to be where we are. The body of work we put together in the regular season says that we were the best team in the league. The guys put together a solid performance and pulled it out in the end.” 

Extra! Extra!

• Indiana Wesleyan played without a pair of starters in Crossroads League Player of the Year Keaton Albert (SR/Park City, Ill.) and defender Collin Foote (FR/Lake Zurich, Ill.).
• Indiana Wesleyan has won three straight Crossroads League Tournament championships and have appeared in four straight tournament championship matches. All four of those matches have been played at Wildcat Field.
• The Wildcats qualify for their third NAIA National Championship appearance in program history. It is the third straight year that IWU has reached the national tournament.

Next Time Out

Indiana Wesleyan will play next Saturday, November 21 in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. Opening Round matches are played at home sites and opponents and locations will be revealed by the NAIA national office at 2 p.m. ET on Monday