Roanoke Tops Maryville 1-0 in Men's Soccer

The Basics:

Score: Roanoke 1, Maryville 0
Records: Roanoke 3-0-0 | Maryville 2-2-0
Location: Salem, Va.  

The Lead: Alec Taitague's goal in the 62^nd minute helped lift Roanoke to a 1-0 win over Maryville on Sunday afternoon in the final day of the All Sports Café / Roanoke Invitational.

How it Happened:

• With the game scoreless in the 62^nd minute, Dylan Berk served a ball into the box that was headed home by Taitague and give RC what would prove to be the game-winner.
• The Scots would take the ensuing kickoff and attack the Maroons but Jace Burchfiel's shot was turned away by Zach Behe to preserve the RC lead.
• Maryville was awarded a free-kick deep in the Roanoke zone in the 90^th minute but the Maroon defense was able to block the shot attempt and go onto the win.
• Roanoke held an 11-7 edge in shots and led in corner kicks 3-2.
• Behe finished with three saves, while Luke Semann had four for MC.

Up Next: Roanoke hit the road on Wednesday for a 4:00 p.m. match at Greensboro.