OWENSBORO, Ky. -- After winning their last three games in overtime, the Miners took care of matters a lot sooner Friday afternoon as they tallied three first half goals to come away with a 3-1 victory at Kentucky Wesleyan in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
UMR, which extended its winning streak to a season-high four games, got goals from Sam Shaffer and Nick Landon in a span of 2:07 late in the first half to break a 1-1 tie. Once they got the lead for good, the Miners took care of matters from there as they outshot the Panthers by a 10-4 margin in the second half and allowed only two shots on goal after the intermission.
Andy Held got the Miners on the scoreboard with a goal at the 11:58 mark off an assist from Shaffer. KWC tied the score with over 20 minutes to go in the half on an unassisted goal by Joe Williams.
But UMR regained the lead when Shaffer scored for the first time this season as he took a pass from Nick Landon and got a shot by goalkeeper Andrew Minton at 35:22. Landon scored himself just over two minutes later when the Miners were awarded a penalty kick and he converted it to give UMR a 3-1 advantage that would hold up for the balance of the day.
Tom Lawton handled the goalkeeping duties for UMR Friday and was credited with five saves.
The Miners will wrap up the 2007 season Sunday with a 2:30 p.m. game against Southern Indiana in Evansville, Ind.
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