Pride secure second-straight win with 3-0 Senior Night clean sheet against Park

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Coming off of their first win in six matches, the Clarke University men's soccer team started their second winning streak of the season with a powerful 3-0 victory over Park University on Saturday evening.

The Pride honored three seniors in Lorran de Almeida, Lucas Bordini, and Jonathan Velasquez as Saturday marked the final home game of the regular season for CU men's soccer with the trio receiving senior gifts at halftime against the Pirates.

To the game action, Clarke was able to break through with their first goal in the 18th minute after earning a corner kick where Jose Gomez found a leaping Enrique Horna, who headed the ball into the back of the net to make it 1-0 Pride.

A 2-0 halftime lead would be provided by Hector Medrano who buried a rebound off of a strong shot from Luke Persenico that was saved by PU keeper Elias Eichhorn but right at Medrano who made it a two-goal lead for CU in the 32nd minute.

That lead would remain for the majority of the second half before another set piece would lead to another header finish, this time from Nearco Zamorano for his second goal of the year as Kevin Klos sent in the set piece ball for the first assist of the season from the midfielder.

Pride men's soccer will now head into their final three games of the 2023 season all on the road with their next game against the team at the top of the Heart of America table in NAIA ranked No. 16 Missouri Valley College for a 3:30 p.m. CT start time in Marshall, Mo. on Oct. 21.