Photo GallerySiena Heights scored with just over five minutes remaining in the match on Saturday evening to defeat Lourdes 1-0 at Wildcat Stadium, spoiling the Gray Wolves' Homecoming celebration.
"I thought we played hard, but it just wasn't our day," head coach
Barry Spitzer said afterwards. "It's disappointing not getting a result in front of our Homecoming crowd. The fans gave us a great deal of support today and we greatly appreciated it."
Enoch Tsibu-Beckson took a cross in the box from Luis Miguel Anaya on the left side, and found the left corner of the goal with just 5:27 to play during a driving rain storm that began with about 17 minutes remaining in the match.
Siena Heights (7-6-2, 2-5-2 WHAC) outshot Lourdes 12-11 for the match but the Gray Wolves held a 5-2 advantage in corner kick opportunities.
Jose Cedillo (Atlanta, Ga./Norcross H.S.) made six saves in goal for the Gray Wolves while Leo Hisamatsu made four stops in earning the shutout for the Saints.
Lourdes (6-6-1, 4-4-1) will take to the road for the final time in the regular season on Wednesday as the Gray Wolves face Cornerstone. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Soccer Stadium in Grand Rapids, Mich.
