Box Score INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Grace College men's soccer team saw their 2026 campaign come to an end on the road at Marian on Wednesday night.
The Lancers (5-8-5) dropped the Crossroads League quarterfinal match against the Knights (13-3-2) 5-2.
The first round of the conference tournament wasted little time in producing a scoring moment as Marian netted the first goal of the game just 1:05 into play. An early corner kick opportunity led to the goal.
The teams settled into the game with Grace taking four shots and five corner kicks over the remainder of the half. The Knights managed three shots over the same period after the opening goal.
Felix Voigt and
Eric Favere each had a shot blocked midway through the period.
In the closing minutes of the half,
Sebastian Lozano fired a shot wide of the frame and Favere's header forced a save from the goalkeeper as time was winding down.
The teams entered the halftime break with the Knights clinging to a one-goal advantage.
Grace found the back of the net almost immediately to start the second half. A first minute-goal by Favere brought the game back to level. Vasco Taveras sent a long ball forward, finding Lozano. He slotted a pass through to Favere who smashed it into the back of the net to tie the game at one apiece after 12 seconds.
The deadlock, however, was short-lived as Marian ramped up the offensive pressure after the equalizer. Over a ten minute span, the score quickly went from a 1-1 draw to a 5-1 Marian advantage.
The Knights sent in six shots with four of them adding a goal to the scoreboard.
Grace pulled one back in the 71st minute. Henrique Perreira picked up the goal after Favere played a nifty through pass into space. He beat the keeper to the bottom corner.
The Lancers added a few more chances down the stretch.
Noah Ballard had three shots in the second half. His first shot went wide, but the next two were on target, forcing the goalkeeper to come up with a save.
Grace's final shot attempt came from Mateus Periera when his shot went over the bar in the 78th minute.
Grace collected 12 shots in the game with 5 on goal, while earning 5 corner kicks.
