Avila Finishes Three Game Road Swing with Loss to Graceland

Lamoni, IA – The Graceland University Yellow Jackets scored four second half goals to defeat Avila 4-0 on Saturday night. In a highly competitive match that saw five yellow cards and one red, the score does not reflect the true nature of the match. All but one of the Jackets goals came in the last ten minutes of the game. Graceland opened the scoring in the 59 th minute and scored the remaining goals in a seven minute span to finish the game.

Avila (4-9-1, 1-3-1) was led in shots by Gino Huaroc while four others had one a piece. Graceland outshot the Eagles 22-6 for the match.

Coach Clements was very frustrated after the match and is ready to get back to work Monday, “We played a good first half and let the game get away from us late in the second half. Down 1-0 to Graceland at their place with 10 minutes to go and end up losing 4-0 is very frustrating and tough to take. It was a good learning experience for the kids and we are excited to get back to Kansas City and play in front of our fans again.”

Ray Dlugolecki played all 90 minutes in the net recording seven saves.

The Eagles will look to rebound on Saturday (Oct. 24) when they return home to play Central Methodist University in a Heart of America Conference tilt. The match is set for an 8PM kick at Swope Park in Kansas City.