Eagles Wrap Up KVAC Season With 9-5 Record

Lincoln Academy’s boys’ soccer team picked up two wins this week to finish their KVAC season with a 9-5 record. The Eagles defeated Nokomis 4-1 on Oct. 14, then wrapped up their season with a 2-0 win over Rockland Friday night under the lights.

Lincoln 4 – Nokomis 1Ethan Wajer gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead early in the 1st half when he received the ball at the 25, dribbled through a pair of defenders, and beat keeper Tyler Wintle low and inside the near post.

Bo McLain put the Eagles up 2-0 at the half when he one timed a direct kick from Wajer from 18 yards out. Wajer struck again early in the 2nd half when he put in his own rebounded shot. Nokomis’s Eli Davis scored on a breakaway. Jian Giglia scored the final goal for the Eagles when he beat a defender deep on the right side.

On the defensive end, Ben McLain, Michael VanderPloeg and Nate Riley all made key stops on Nokomis breakaways.

Lincoln held a 31-8 advantage in shots. Kyle Scherer made fives saves and Merritt Wotton one for the Eagles. Wintle made 16 saves and Thomas Batchelder three for Nokomis.Lincoln 2 – Rockland 0Lincoln wrapped up their KVAC season with a 2-0 win over Rockland on Oct. 16. Ben McLain converted a Wajer corner kick five minutes into the game. Pat Mullin added an insurance goal with 18 minutes remaining in the game on a cross from Josh Cross. Wajer set up the goal with a pass to Cross on the right side. Cross gave up his shot opportunity with a pass to an open Mullin.

Lincoln held a 23-3 advantage in shots. Gentry Burch made 13 stops in net for the Tigers, and Scherer three in net for the Eagles.PlayoffLincoln is currently sitting in sixth place in West Class B and look to play at Oak Hill on Wed., Oct. 28 in the quarterfinals.