Reece Riccardi's (Jupiter, Fla./Suncoast H.S.) penalty kick goal with 5:43 remaining gave Lourdes a 2-1 victory over the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Wednesday afternoon inside the Legacy Center in Brighton, Mich.
 
The victory keeps the Gray Wolves' hopes alive to earn a berth in next week's Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament, and snaps a seven-match losing skid dating back nearly a month.
 
"I'm really proud of the guys for battling all 90 minutes and coming up with a much needed win," head coach Barry Spitzer said following the match.
 
After the two sides played a scoreless first half with Lourdes outshooting the Wolverines 12-5, the Gray Wolves struck first in the 64^th minute.  Judah Goodridge (Brooklyn, N.Y./Dutchtown H.S.) took advantage of a Michigan-Dearborn turnover, and scored his team-leading 11^th goal of the season.
 
Michigan-Dearborn (5-10, 2-8 WHAC) evened the match with 11:41 to play, as Grant Baker found Luke Baker following a free kick knot the score at one.
 
Riccardi stepped up less than six minutes later with the match-winning goal, his fifth goal overall on the year, after Michigan-Dearborn committed a handball in the box.
 
The Gray Wolves finished the match with a 23-14 shot advantage, including a 10-3 edge on goal.  Jose Cedillo (Monterrey, Mexico/Norcross H.S.) made three saves in the win for Lourdes while Dylon DaSilva made eight stops for the Wolverines in the setback.
 
Lourdes (5-9-1, 3-7) will close out the 2017 regular season at home on Saturday afternoon as the Gray Wolves welcome Concordia (Mich.) to Wildcat Stadium.  Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. with Senior Day activities taking place prior to the match.