WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Grace College's men's soccer team continued its winning ways with a 2-0 victory of Marian at 1st Source Bank Field on Saturday night.

Blake Burns struck twice for the eighth ranked Lancers (6-0-3, 1-0-0 Crossroads League) propelling them to their first Crossroads League win of the season.

Three-time NAIA Defensive Player of the Week Matteo Conci picked up his fifth clean sheet of the season in the win.

From the opening kickoff, Grace looked poised to avoid an emotional letdown after recently earning a top 10 ranking in the NAIA.

The Lancers controlled the ball for almost the entirety of the first ten minutes of action, which culminated in a pair of chances from Felipe Gruber.

Marian (3-5-1, 0-1-0 CL) tried to counter Grace's high powered attack with a defensive style of soccer that limited the offensive opportunities the Knights could generate.

Martim Sequeira nearly broke the deadlock with a shot from in close that squeaked through the goalkeeper's legs but was stopped just short of the goal line.

The Lancers' aggressive attack saw them awarded a pair of free-kicks from just outside the box near the middle part of the first half. Marian was able to ward off both chances as the game continued to remain even.

Grace's goal would come with just 2:43 left in the period and was a showcase tactical ball movement as Grace surged into the lead.

Sequeira played a ball into the box to Daniel Santos Rosa who immediately lofted a pass on to Burns that he buried for his first of the contest.

The final 2:43 would pass without incident as Grace carried a 1-0 lead into the break

The Lancers out shot the Knights 8-0 in the first half and held a 4-1 corner advantage.

It would be just 10 minutes into the second when Grace doubled their lead.

Flavio Cruz sent a long pass down the field to Burns. Burns settled the ball to his feet just long enough to put a curling shot on goal that beat the keeper to push Grace ahead 2-0.

After the second goal, the Lancers did not take their foot off the pedal as they continued to push for their third goal .

On their next offensive possession, Sequeira just missed netting his second bicycle goal in as many games as he rang his acrobatic kick off the post.

Sequeira again was involved in the offensive attack as he crossed a ball to Santos Rosa whose shot drifted high off the net.

Conci's only save of the game came near the middle of the second half, as he used a full extension save to preserve his clean sheet performance.

Grace continued to control the pace of play as the Lancers held on for the convincing 2-0 victory.

Conci made one save in the victory and Sequeira led all players with four shots. For the game, the Lancers out shot the Knights 15-3.

Grace's next match will take place in Fort Wayne, as the Lancers take on St. Francis (7-2-1, 0-1-0 CL) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.