The Case Western Reserve University men's soccer team used a late goal from sophomore Mitchell Fein to defeat Juniata College 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Henry H. and Joanie R. Gibbel Stadium in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

The Spartans improved to 2-0-0 in 2025, while the Eagles dropped to 1-1-0.

Fein scored his first career goal in the 74th minute on his second shot attempt of the game. Senior Bradley Winter made three saves to record his second consecutive shutout to start the campaign.

First Half

• CWRU had the first chance of the game in the third minute when first-year Gavin Trosch sent a low shot toward the goal that was saved
• Sophomore Amir Awais tried to sneak the ball past the goalkeeper on a turnover at midfield in the 11th minute, but was unsuccessful
• Winter made one of his saves in the 25th minute after the Spartans successfully defended a pair of Juniata corner kicks
• The hosts had a pair of chances near the end of the half, but neither were on frame

Second Half

• Junior Ohta Kamiya sent a corner kick into the box in the 48th minute. The ball found senior Camden Larson about 25 yards away, who fired a strike toward the bottom corner of the goal that required a diving save
• Just three minutes later, Winter made his second save of the game, racing back on a high through ball into the box and deflecting a shot attempt
• In the 55th minute, first-year Micah Rossen fired a shot attempt from just inside the box that the Juniata keeper barely saved
• After about 20 goalless minutes, CWRU finally struck in the 74th minute. Sophomore Owen Guffey sent a long free kick into the box from the far sideline. Fein headed the ball toward the post where the goalkeeper could not reach it, finding the back of the net to break the tie. It was the first assist of Guffey's career during his first career start
• Juniata nearly tied the score in the 87th minute when a shot from just outside the box hit the crossbar above the glove of Winter. The ball bounced 25 yards back harmlessly into play
• CWRU blocked a last second shot attempt to secure the 1-0 victory

Spartan Notes

• The Spartans improved to 3-0 against Juniata since 2006, winning 2-0 in 2007 and 4-0 in 2006
• Winter recorded the 14th shutout of his career, moving him into a tie for second place in program history. Ben Yabrow shut out 16 opponents from 2008-11 for the CWRU record
• Trosch, first-year Alex Eby, junior Philip Vlastaris, and senior Phillip Washington played all 90 minutes on the back line for Case Western Reserve
• In the match, the Spartans were outshot 9-8 but held a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal
• Juniata was issued four yellow cards during the game and the teams combined for 24 fouls (10 on CWRU and 14 on the hosts)

Up Next

The Spartans will begin a four-match homestand on Saturday, September 6, welcoming Penn State Behrend to DiSanto Field at 1 p.m.