Rhys Ward Knocks in Game-Winner as Huskies Win Seventh Straight Game

Friday, October 4

St. Cloud, Minn.

8:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

7-2-0, 5-0-0

Roosevelt

3-2-2, 1-2-0

Roosevelt

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

Rhys Ward Knocks in Game-Winner as Huskies Win Seventh Straight Game

10/5/2024 12:05:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Ramy Atia tallies third straight shutout

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (7-2-0, 5-0-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) notched their seventh straight victory as they beat Roosevelt 1-0 Friday, evening. The game started off slowly for both teams as neither were able to find the back of the net for the majority of the first half. That changed for the Huskies in the 36th minute as Noah Eklund drove a ball into Roosevelt territory that found its way to Matt Greenland. Greenland took a few dribbles and delivered a beautiful ball down to Rhys Ward who was deep in the box and took a shot off his right foot across the box which landed in the back of the net. The Huskies held onto that lead for the remainder of the half as they led 1-0 going into the break. The second half saw Roosevelt pick up their offensive attack as they registered five shots on goal. Goalkeeper Ramy Atia was flawless throughout the evening as he made big-time save after big-time save including a few diving saves. The Huskies had a few offensive opportunities in the second half to expand their lead in the second half, but were unable to find the back of the net. The goal by Rhys Ward would be all the scoring necessary as St. Cloud State went on to defeat Roosevelt 1-0 for their seventh straight victory and third straight shutout victory.

Top Huskies

Rhys Ward scored his second goal of the season and is up to five points on the year.
Ramy Atia recorded a season-high six saves while tallying his third straight shutout victory.

Notables

St. Cloud State moves to 1-0-0 against Roosevelt all-time.
Noah Eklund and Matt Greenland each recorded an assist on the night. The assist was Eklund's second on the year and Greenland's third.
Philip Caputo recorded three shots on goal.
Noah Eklund, Noah Kantorowicz, Andrew Holmes, and Ramy Atia all played 90 minutes.
The Huskies defense continues to shine as they recorded their third consecutive shutout and limited the Lakers to six shots on goal.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on October 11 as they travel to Michigan to take on Saginaw Valley State at 1:00p.m. ct. 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.