IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Mighty Macs remained unbeaten during their four game home stand with a late 2-1 victory over visiting Goucher (0-5-1) on Saturday afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium.  The Macs (3-3-1) got a pair of goals from senior Alex Noel, including a 83^rd minute penalty kick goal to seal the victory.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-In the opening 15 seconds, both senior Mark Staudenmayer and junior Nick Boule had quality chances that were stopped by the keeper
-Sophomore Mikey Kalpokas made a few good stops in a back-and-forth first half that featured good pace and solid opportunities for both sides, but it was the Mighty Macs who would strike first
-Senior Brendan Hanagan made a strong clearing attempt to the left side of the field to Boule with some space, who carried up and delivered a perfect centering pass to Noel for the finish to the top of the net and 1-0 lead in the 30^th minute
-After the break, Goucher found the equalizer as they converted a penalty kick opportunity in the 58^th minute to knot the game.  It broke a shutout streak of over 230 minutes for Kalpokas
-Goucher continued to pressure after tying the game, but the defense and Kalpokas was up to the task to keep it tied
-With 7:30 remaining in the game, Boule made a run at the cage on a centering pass from Will Helm and he was fouled in the back, earning a penalty kick, which Noel converted for the game-winning goal, his second of the game
-The Mighty Macs staved off the last ditch efforts of the Gophers for the win
 
TEAM COMPARISON
-The Gophers held an 18-6 advantage in shots, but just 6-5 in shots on goal
-The Mighty Macs had four corners, while Goucher took seven
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Goals: Noel 2 (3)
-Assists: Boule (1)
-Points: Noel 4 (9), Boule (7)
-Shots: Boule and Noel had two each
-Saves: Kalpokas made five saves
 
UP NEXT
The Macs will try to finish off an unbeaten home stand with a Thursday game against Rutgers-Camden at 7 p.m.