October 15, 2006

Maroons Fall at #15 Case

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- R.J. French scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute as 15th-ranked Case Western Reserve University defeated the University of Chicago 2-1 in University Athletic Association men's soccer action Sunday at Case Stadium.

French scored off assists from Noah Marciniak and Brian Evans at the 71:55 mark to snap a 1-1 tie.

Case (11-2-1 overall, 2-2-0 UAA) opened the scoring at 12:56 when Matt Paglia scored off a feed from Pranav Lohitsa.

Junior midfielder Eric Kirkenmeier (Wheaton, Ill./ Benet Academy) brought the Maroons (7-4-2, 1-2-1) back to even with his third goal of the season at the 58:13 mark. Freshman forward Alex Takakuwa (Davis, Calif./ Davis) picked up the assist, his team-leading fourth of the campaign.

Case goalkeeper Chad Skidmore stopped four shots. Sophomore Micah Gruber (Rockville Centre, N.Y./ South Side), making his first career start, collected six saves for the Maroons.

Chicago lost for just the second time in its last nine contests.

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