HANNIBAL, Mo.—The William Woods University men's soccer teams' 2014 season came to end on Saturday afternoon, as the Owls fell to Hannibal-LaGrange University 4-1, in the American Midwest Conference Quarterfinals.
 
The fifth-seeded Owls (11-6-2; 6-3-1 AMC) saw the Trojans (11-7; 7-3 AMC) attack early and often in the first half, with three shot attempts and two made goals by the 18^th minute of play.
 
The Trojans struck first in the 15^th minute, as a shot by Manuel Saez was saved by Conor Cable, but Ignacio Garrido was able to kick the rebound into the back of the net, giving HLG a 1-0 advantage at the 15:56 mark.
 
The Owls answered right back, however, as senior Jacob Hawes headed in his seventh goal on the season, off an assist from Sebastian Burich, to tie the game up at 1-1 at 16:35.
 
That score did not stay equalized for long, as Garrido once again kicked in a goal for the Trojans just one minute later, off an assist by Manuel Saez and Canamero Carrasco, to put HLG up 2-1 at the break.
 
The first half saw the Trojans outshoot the Owls 6-3, with Cable totaling three saves in the first 45:00 minutes of play
 
The second half was much of the same story, as numerous fouls were committed and HLG outshot William Woods 8-4.  The scoring opportunities for the Owls came from Hawes, Harrison Bray, Burich and Jesse Jordan.
 
The Owls had a great defensive effort up until the 63^rd minute of play, where Ithamar Junior found the back of the net for the Trojans off a corner kick by Garrido, to put the team up 3-1.
 
Then, in the 87^th minute, Garrido scored his third goal of the game for Hannibal-LaGrange off a corner kick from Nathan Sapp, to give them a three goal win over WWU.
 
Hawes led the team with three shots, while Bray added two and Jordan and Burich contributed one.
 
The team closes out the 2014 season with 11 wins on the year, while ranking in the top 25 in the NAIA in many offensive and defensive categories.  
 
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