UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, OHIO -- Senior CAPITAL ONE Academic All-American forward Pat Brennan (Akron/ Walsh Jesuit) scored a pair of goals tonight as the Baldwin Wallace University men's soccer team defeated host Case Western Reserve University, 3-1, at Case Field. 
 
With this victory, BW improves to 4-1 overall and has won its past four games. With this loss Case drops to 2-3 overal.
 
In the first half, Brennan gave the Yellow Jackets a 1-0 lead with his third goal of the season at the 15:47 mark with the assist from his brother Michael Brennan (Akron/ Walsh Jesuit). The Spartans answered back at the 17:54 mark when Patrick O'Day scored on a penalty kick to tie the game at 1-1.

In the second half, Brennan gave BW a 2-1 lead with his second goal of the match off of a penalty kick at the 55:07 mark. Sophomore midfielder Ben Deighton (Richfield/ Revere) pushed the Yellow Jacket lead to 3-1 when he scored his third goal of the season with an assist from sophomore defender Vince Milner (Mayfield) at the 70:15 mark.

Senior goalkeeper Tyler Beaton (Bemus Point, N.Y./ Maple Grove) faced seven CWRU shots, including two that were on-goal, allowed one goal and recorded one save.  Beaton improves to 2-1 this season. Case netminder Ryan Koepka faced 12 BW shots, including six on-goal, allowed three goals and made three saves
 
In the game, the Yellow Jackets outshot the Spartans, 12-7, and the teams tied the corner kick battle, 6-6.
 
BW opens its 2012 home schedule this Saturday, Sept. 15 against Grove City College of Pennsylvania at 1:00 p.m. in the first game of a men's and women's doubleheader. The women kickoff after the men at 3:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, October 9, the Yellow Jacket men's and women's soccer teams will host Ohio Athletic Conference foe Heidelberg University in a doubleheader that will be televised by SportsTime Ohio (STO).  This is the fifth straight year that BW has televised a soccer doubleheader and will put a 7-1 combined record on the line, including a 4-0 mark by the women.

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