Greathouse's Header Gives Men's Soccer Victory over Fontbonne

CARLINVILLE, IL -- Senior Shane Greathouse scored on a header in the final minutes to help the Blackburn College Men's Soccer team defeat Fontbonne University in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon. 

The two teams were stuck in a tight matchup throughout most of the match with both goalkeepers making important saves until late in the game. In the 87th minute, freshman Johnny Perla took a throw-in deep in Fontbonne territory and found freshman Henry Ibarguen who was able to get past his defender along the end line.

Once he was clear, he centered the ball to a wide-open Greathouse in the middle of the box. Greathouse got his head on the ball and knocked it right past the Fontbonne keeper into the bottom right corner of the net to score his third goal of the season and put Blackburn up 1-0. 

Fontbonne would take one more shot at the end that was well over the net to help the Beavers hold on and keep their postseason hopes alive.

Senior goalkeeper Dawson Klunk made an impact with five saves, including a pivotal save on a Fontbonne penalty kick in the first half.  

With the win, Blackburn moves one point ahead of Westminster College for the final spot in the SLIAC postseason standings with two SLIAC matchups left. The team returns to action next Saturday when they head to Greenville College for another SLIAC matchup.