Clarke University withstood a late charge by the Culver-Stockton men's soccer team in the final two minutes and held on to post a 2-1 heart of America Athletic Conference victory Wednesday night at Ellison Poulton Stadium.

Trailing since the 26^th minute of the first half, the Wildcats had two opportunities late in the game to get the equalizer. The first came off the head of Ruben Reinertsen at the 88:57 mark that was headed for the goal but cleared by the Pride defense.

C-SC then forced a corner kick in the final minute; however, Baldo Moreno's shot attempts sailed wide right before a desperate attempt to put one final offensive surge together ended with the clock running out.  

Clarke opened the scoring in the fifth minute when a Clarke player was taken down in the penalty area and was awarded a penalty kick. Joao Fernandez converted the free kick to give the Pride a 1-0 advantage.

C-SC netted the equalizer in the 12^th minute when CJ Joyner picked up a loose ball and drilled his third goal of the year past Fernando Contreras to make it a 1-1 game.

The Pride answered in the 26^th minute on a Jonathan Velasquez goal that was assisted by Jose Gomez. It was Velasquez's third goal of the season.

Clarke outshot the hosts 17-9 in the game, including 10-3 in the second half. C-SC had a 3-2 edge in corner kicks, while the Pride had a 12-7 edge in fouls.

C-SC, now 5-6-1 overall and 1-5-1 in the Heart, is slated to play a non-conference match against Iowa Wesleyan University this Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Poulton Stadium. Game time is set for 5 p.m.