Caputo Cashes Game-Winner in 76th Minute as Huskies snap five-game losing streak

Sunday, October 27

Springfield, Ill.

Noon CT

St. Cloud State

8-7-0, 5-5-0

Illinois Springfield

4-6-5, 4-3-5

St. Cloud St.

Ill. Springfield

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

Caputo Cashes Game-Winner in 76th Minute as Huskies snap five-game losing streak

10/27/2024 4:02:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

St. Cloud State beats Illinois Springfield 3-2

Springfield, Ill.- St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (8-7-0, 5-5-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) snapped their five-game losing streak Sunday afternoon as they took down Illinois Springfield 3-2. The Huskies got on the board quickly as Eduardo Balduino got the party started in the 11th minute as he knocked in the first goal of the game off assists from Yuken Harmon and Philip Caputo. The 1-0 lead for the Huskies did not last long as the Prairie Stars tied the game up in the 16th minute with a goal by Kevin Herrera. The teams battled for the next 20 minutes before Owen Worsdell dribbled the ball into ISU territory where he found Owen Wasmund who broke the tie with a strike off his right foot. The Huskies held that lead for the remainder of the half as they went into the break leading 2-1. The second half was a defensive battle as neither team was able to find the back of the net through the first 25 minutes. The Prairie Stars tied the game at the 71 minute mark as Kevin Herrera scored his second goal of the game. The Huskies responded moments later as Balduino secured a misplay by ISU. Balduino dished the ball to Worsdell who then found Philip Caputo deep in the box where he scorched the ball past the ISU keeper to give the Huskies a 3-2 lead in the 76th minute. St. Cloud State ramped up their stout defense as they held the Prairie Stars scoreless to secure their 8th win of the season, snapping their five-game losing streak.

Top Huskies

Philip Caputo scored his 12th goal of the season and his 4th game-winning goal of the season as he produced a three-point afternoon. Caputo is up to 30 points on the year.
Eduardo Balduino tallied a three-point afternoon as well as he tallied his third goal and assist of the year. Balduino is up to nine points on the season. This is Balduino's second game of the season where he has tallied a goal and an assist.
Owen Worsdell recorded his fourth and fifth assists of the season. The two assists are tied for the second most in a single game.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 1-0-0 against Illinois Springfield.
The Huskies remain undefeated (8-0-0) when they score the first goal of the game.
Owen Wasmund scored his first career goal while recording his first career points.
Yuken Harmon recorded his second assist of the season.
Owen Johnson started his first game of the season in goal for the Huskies and tallied two saves. Johnson is now 2-0-0 on the year.
William Gonzalez, Finn Mankowski, Andrew Holmes, and Owen Johnson all played 90 minutes.
Eduardo Balduino, Owen Johnson, Yuken Harmon, and Ziad Kaddah all made their first career starts for the Huskies.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Friday, November 1 as they travel to Wisconsin-Parkside to take on the Rangers. For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Soccer, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.