The first half was scoreless until the 39th minute when senior midfielder Scott Spangler slipped a pass to junior midfielder Cody Snouffer (left), who fired a low shot into the far corner to put the Cougars (10-4, 4-1 AMC) on top 1-0. The goal was Snouffer’s fifth of the season, while Spangler was credited with his sixth assist of the year as he took over tenth place on the program’s career assists list with 21.

MVNU had scoring opportunities in the second half, but the Cougars were unable to capitalize to extend their lead. Fortunately, MVNU held a 21-6 advantage in total shots and a 7-0 edge in shots on goal as the Cougars and senior goalkeeper Alex Stout were able to post their ninth shutout of the season without having to make a save. The shutout was also the 35th of Stout’s career as he extended his own school mark. David Crossan and Kevin Fischer combined to stop six shots for Shawnee State (5-5-1, 1-4-1 AMC).

“This was a win on the road and a conference win which was nice, but we have some things we need to sort out and improve as we come into the home stretch of our season,” said MVNU coach Paul Furey. “On our goal, we had a good build-up and moved the ball well and Cody had a nice finish. That was one of the few lone bright spots in the attack this evening.”

The Cougars will take the weekend off before returning to action next Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. when the team will travel to Notre Dame College to take on the defending AMC champions, who are currently 10-1-1 overall, 4-0-1 in the AMC, and ranked No.3 in the latest NAIA poll.