CHICAGO – The University of Chicago men's soccer team fought to a 1-0 victory over Calvin University in the third round of the 2021 NCAA Division III Championship on Friday.

The men improve to an overall record of 15-5-1. The Maroons' win against Calvin marks their 12th shutout for the season. 

"Tonight was just a great college soccer game," UChicago Head Coach Pat Flinn said. "Calvin is one of the best programs in Division III. They're always deep in the tournament, we knew it was going to be a difficult game, and it was. We made a couple big plays, defended hard and got the result."

The first half was a battle of the defense between the teams. The Maroons gave little room on the pitch for the Knights to score, ultimately out shooting Calvin 4-0. As the Maroons tried to rev up their back line, Calvin's forwards applied high pressure up the pitch, ultimately making it harder to build a sustained attack.

In the 60th minute of the game, sophomore Robbie Pino made his first career goal with a double assist by fellow sophomores Jack Leuker and Ryan Yetishefsky. Leuker sent a long ball down Calvin's zone, giving Yetishefsky the header he needed to let Pino play the ball off his chest and volley it off his right foot in front. 

"It was a great serve in by Jack," Pino said. "At first I thought it was to me and I thought it was too far over my head. When I turned, I saw Yetishefsky, and he plated me a great header."

Sophomore goalkeeper Will Boyes earned his third-straight shutout in the net for the Maroons. He made four saves in his 90 minutes of action.

In the final box score, UChicago outshot Calvin 12-6 while holding a 3-1 corner kick edge.

NEXT GAME:

• Saturday, Nov. 20 @ 3:00 PM CT – North Park University at UChicago