Caputo Caps Off Comeback with Game-Winner as Huskies Win 2-1

Sunday, November 3

Hammond, Ind.

2:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

9-7-1, 6-5-1

Purdue Northwest

6-8-2, 3-7-2

St. Cloud St.

Purdue Northwest

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

Caputo Caps Off Comeback with Game-Winner as Huskies Win 2-1

11/3/2024 8:23:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

St. Cloud State Finishes 3rd in the GLIAC Standings

Hammond, Ind.- St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (9-7-1, 6-5-1 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) closed out their regular season with a 2-1 victory against Purdue Northwest Sunday afternoon. The Huskies fell behind 1-0 after allowing a goal in the 19^th minute. The Huskies offense was relatively quite in the first half until Andrew Holmes fired a rocket in the 42nd minute to tie the game right before halftime. The teams played out the final three minutes before going into halftime tied 1-1. The second half picked up for the Huskies as they totaled eight shots in the half after only have three in the first half. The teams battled late into the second half, still tied at 1-1, before St. Cloud State created a break opportunity in the 78^th minute. Mika Folstad found Rhys Ward streaking up the field who then found Philip Caputo with an opportunity to score. Caputo fired a cross shot off his right foot that beat the keeper in the bottom left corner to give the Huskies a 2-1 advantage. The defense for St. Cloud State closed out the game by not allowing a shot on goal in the final 12 minutes. For the day, Purdue Northwest could only muster three shots on goal. St. Cloud State earned their first comeback win of the season with a 2-1 victory in their regular season finale. The win by the Huskies allowed them to clinch the three-seed in the GLIAC Tournament. St. Cloud State will a host a playoff game against Purdue Northwest next week.

Top Huskies

Philip Caputo was everywhere on the field for the Huskies as he tallied a goal and five shots on goal in 67 minutes. The game-winner by Caputo was his fifth of the season and he is now the all-time leader in game-winning goals in program history. He is also up to 32 points on the year stemming from 13 goals and six assists.
Andrew Holmes scored his first career goal in a Husky uniform and is up to six points on the year.

Notables

St. Cloud State moves to 5-3-0 against Purdue Northwest all-time.
Ramy Atia started in goal for the Huskies and recorded two saves.
Eduardo Balduino, Mika Folstad, Yanis Smeg, and Rhys Ward all tallied one assist. This was Balduino's fourth assist of the season, Folstad's fifth, Smeg's fourth, and Ward's second.
Ramy Atia, Noah Eklund, Noah Kantorowicz, Yannick Langerhuizen, and Andrew Holmes all played 90 minutes.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action next week as they host Purdue Northwest in the GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinal. Times and dates have not been announced yet. 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.