Box Score The IU Columbus men's soccer team traveled to Notre Dame, Indiana on Wednesday to take on Holy Cross College. The host Saints (6-1-2) took an early lead and never looked back, cruising to a 4-1 win.

The Saints came out strong, scoring twice in the opening 16 minutes to take an early advantage. Mika Oberheim opened the scoring in the 11th minute, finding the back of the net off an assist from Nikolas Panayiotou. Just 5 minutes later, Anthony Cruz scored the second Holy Cross goal with a header off a corner kick by Oberheim.

Daniel Alfero scored the third goal of the game in the 61st minute to put the Saints in command. IU Columbus freshman Michael Mmadi scored at the 71:39 mark on an assist by Abdirahman Bilal to put the Crimson Pride on the board, making the score 3-1, but it proved to be too little, too late. The Saints' Eric Johnson scored on an assist from Dominic Castillo at 79:09 to make the final score 4-1.
The statistics were fairly even; IU Columbus had 10 shots on goal compared to seven for Holy Cross, each team had four corner kicks, and the Saints had 17 fouls compared to 12 for the Crimson Pride.

Next on the schedule: The Crimson Pride will host the University of Cincinnati-Clermont on Wednesday, September 30th at Nexus Park at 7:00 pm