The Lakeland College Rustlers built an early four-goal cushion and survived a frantic push by the NAIT Ooks to secure a 4-3 victory in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) men’s soccer action on Oct. 4.
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Joshua Malin sparked the offense for Lakeland, tallying a goal and two assists. Johnathan Murenje, Haruna Ibrahim and Samuel Thompson each added a marker during the Rustlers’ explosive first-half run.
NAIT stormed back before the break, pulling within one courtesy of goals from Jameson Kiezik, Mark Hintetegger, and Jackson Csobot. However, both defensive units locked down during a scoreless second half.
Jordan Szutiak made four saves in net to earn the win for the Rustlers, who held on despite Murenje picking up a second yellow card in the 90th minute.
With the victory, Lakeland moves to 1-7-0 on the season, while NAIT falls to 6-3-0.
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