The Lindenwood men's soccer team defeated the No. 15 ranked Northeastern State Riverhawks, 2-1 on Sunday afternoon from Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo.
 
The Lions were in control for the opening minutes of the half, spending the majority of the beginning 20 minutes on the Riverhawks end of the field. The hard work paid off for Lindenwood in the 22nd minute as Alfredo Paez picked up a loose ball in front of the Northeastern State net and sent it into the lower-right corner, giving the Lions a 1-0 lead. For Paez, the goal was his fourth of the season. At the 35:34 mark of the first-half the Riverhawks would capitalize off of penalty kick opportunity, tying the game 1-1. The Riverhawks goal was scored by Jonathan Guzman, his third goal of the season.  In the 39th minute, Lindenwood would receive a penalty kick opportunity of its own as Steven Hutchison was turned away by Northeastern State keeper, Eric Shepard. However, at the 43:37 mark of the half, the Lions would get a second opportunity at a penalty kick as Jose Sanchez delivered his third goal of the season, and a 2-1 Lion advantage, which they would carry into halftime. The second-half saw both teams exchanging opportunities on each end of the field, however, neither team was able to breakthrough and the game ended 2-1. In goal for the Lions, Andrew Hamerlinck made eight saves, while allowing one goal against en route to his seventh victory of the season.

 
In the end, the Lions had the advantage in shots (29-19), corner kicks (8-5), and saves (8-6). The Riverhawks led in the shots on goal category (9-8).
 
With the win, the Lions improve their season record to 8-5-2 and 4-1-1 within the MIAA. Following the loss, the Riverhawks move their record to 9-6-0 and 3-3-0 in conference play. Lindenwood will return to action on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. when they host MIAA rival, the Upper Iowa Peacocks in the final regular season home game of 2015.