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Men's Soccer Battles Regionally Ranked Birmingham-Southern to Scoreless Draw

Box Score

Franklin, Ind. - The Franklin College men's soccer team closed out its non-conference schedule with a scoreless draw against regionally ranked Birmingham-Southern College on Saturday afternoon at Faught Stadium. Both teams had seven shots on goal in the match.

Birmingham-Southern (6-2-1) entered the match ranked sixth in the South Region.

Franklin (2-4-2) held a 3-2 shot advantage in the final 10-minute overtime period.

Senior goalkeeper Lucas Hill (Culver, Ind./Plymouth) made seven saves in 110 minutes of action. He made three saves during each half of regulation.

Offensively, senior William Hilgendorf (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central) led the team's 16-shot attack with five shots. Sophomore Austin Fundenberger (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) added four shots, including two on goal. Sophomore Thadeus Broderick (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) recorded three shots.

Birmingham-Southern held a slight edge, 17-16, in shots during the tightly contested match.

Franklin returns to the pitch to open Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play at Earlham College on Saturday, October 5 at 3 p.m. in Richmond, Indiana.

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Players Mentioned

Austin Fundenberger

#10 Austin Fundenberger

M
5' 9"
Sophomore
William Hilgendorf

#20 William Hilgendorf

D
5' 9"
Senior
Lucas Hill

#00 Lucas Hill

GK
6' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Austin Fundenberger

#10 Austin Fundenberger

5' 9"
Sophomore
M
William Hilgendorf

#20 William Hilgendorf

5' 9"
Senior
D
Lucas Hill

#00 Lucas Hill

6' 5"
Senior
GK