Pineville, NC - Pfeiffer scored a late game goal to edge Johnson & Wales 2-1 on Wednesday night.

The two teams played a scoreless first forty-five minutes that saw the Falcons hold a 6-1 edge in shots. Pfeiffer finally broke through two minutes into the second period when Alex Michel got his head on a corner kick and found the right corner of the goal. JWU answered just seven minutes later as Eugenio de la Parra Polino fired a rocket from 25 yards away that beat Pfeiffer keeper Tommaso Cantini to the far post.
Each team had chances to score late, and the Falcons found a winner when Michel again got his head to a corner kick and put it away with just under five minutes left.

de la Parra Polina, Lucas Lesh, and Jacobo Arias each had two shots for the Wildcats. Colin Starr had 3 saves in goal.

Johnson & Wales is next in action on Sunday, September 15th, when they travel to Rocky Mount, NC to face NC Wesleyan at 4pm.