Lawrence shuts out Fighting Scots 1-0

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Oliver Newsom scored the game’s only goal, and the Lawrence University men’s soccer team picked up a 1-0 Midwest Conference shutout against Monmouth College on Saturday.

Newsom scored off a pass from Darry Israel at 56:34 to lift the Vikings (6-5-1, 3-2-1 MWC) to the victory.

Lawrence’s defense limited Monmouth (3-8-1, 3-2-1) to only six shots, and goalkeeper Kevin Aslett made two saves to earn the shutout. Lawrence fired off 12 shots against the Scots, and goalkeeper Matt Schmidt made five saves.

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