Wabash College kept its North Coast Conference Tournament hopes alive on Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 shutout victory over The College of Wooster.
 
Lone Wabash senior Adam Antalis scored the deciding goal in his final regular season match at Mud Hollow Stadium..
 
The Little Giants got off to a slow start as they battled Wooster, managing just five shots and two corners in the first half. Wabash had its chances around the goal but could not find the back of the net.
 
"We did some good stuff in the first half," Wabash head coach Chris Keller said, "[Wooster] had some goal-line clearances, but we just told the guys to stay with it, be patient, and keep playing our style of soccer."
 
Keller's coaching and offensive adjustments paid off in the second half. Senior midfielder Adam Antalis entered the contest in the 27th minute mark. Two minutes later, he headed a Francisco Trejo cross into the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season to put Wabash College up 1-0.
 
Coach Keller praised the work of Antalis and what he means to the team after the game.
 
"Adam is going to be irreplaceable, he is a great kid, a great student. He had a pretty bad sprained ankle prior to the game and for him to even be out on the field today was special."
 
After tallying the first goal, Wabash converted two penalty kicks within five minutes to strengthen their final lead by a score of 3-0. Sophomore Spase Dorsuleski found the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season as a result of his penalty kick at the 82nd minute. After a red card on the Wooster goalkeeper for interference, freshman Nikola Kajmakoski converted his 86th minute penalty kick for his eighth goal of the season.
 
The Little Giant defense held Wooster without a single shot on goal for the entire match. Junior goalkeeper Dayton Jennings moved to 9-3-2 for the 2015 season while posting his record-setting ninth shutout of the season. Jennings set the former single season record of eight shutouts in 2014.
 
Wabash finishes the regular season home campaign with a record of 5-1-2, and owns an 11-3-2 record over all. The Little Giants travel to Greencastle, Indiana Wednesday to play rival DePauw University in a pivotal NCAC matchup.