Sunesson Scores Golden Goal in 1-0 Win Over NIU

MILWAUKEE – For the second time this week the Marquette University men's soccer won in walk-off fashion. This time the hero was junior striker Lukas Sunesson, who scored the golden goal five minutes into the first overtime period to lead MU to a 1-0 non-conference victory over Northern Illinois.

Sunesson received a cross from sophomore defender Alex Mirsberger and tapped it into the back of the net to help the Golden Eagles (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) remain unbeaten.

"I'm just so proud of all the boys," Sunesson said. "We'd been working hard to get a shot but couldn't finish one off in regulation. We were defending well and kept our second clean sheet in a row. Both teams had plenty of chances to score, we just worked a little harder in the end. Alex [Mirsberger] gave me a great ball and I didn't have to do much, just put the ball in the net."

Sunesson led MU with four shots (two on goal) while Beto Soto laced three shots on the afternoon. As a team, The Golden Eagles outshot the Huskies, 16-15.

Sophomore goalkeeper Chandler Hallwood started and played the first 64 minutes of the match. He picked up right where he left off and saved four shots to keep the clean sheet. Junior Cedrik Stern came off the bench and earned the win, playing 36 minutes and saving one shot.

17 different players appeared for MU and two made their debuts in the Blue & Gold. Junior midfielder Cristian Gennaro earned a start and Zyan Andrade came off the bench to play 66 minutes.

UP NEXT:
MU plays Saint Louis at 4 p.m. Central time on Saturday, Feb. 13 inside the Valley Fields bubble.

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95' | 1-0 | GOAL! Sunesson puts in a cross from Mirsberger to secure the victory for Marquette! pic.twitter.com/81YRzgw5PF
— Marquette Soccer (@marquettesoccer) February 7, 2021