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WILMINGTON, Del. – Sophomore midfielder Bruno Montini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) scored the winning goal in the 81st minute as Wilmington University (8-5-0, 5-3-0) overcame a two-goal halftime deficit to earn a 3-2 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory over Goldey-Beacom College (7-6-0, 5-3-0) at Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field on Tuesday afternoon.

Montini, who scored his second goal of the season, gave the Wildcats their only lead of the match with 9:10 remaining in regulation when he bent in a corner kick off the goalpost and past freshman goalkeeper Marcus Arrvidsson (Taby, Sweden).  

The Lightning took a quick 1-0 lead in the sixth minute when senior forward Luiz Ristow (Joinville, Brazil) scored his 10th goal of the season off an assist from freshman midfielder Cameron Wilkinson (Terrigal, NSW, Australia).

With 16:24 remaining in the opening stanza, Ristow extended the advantage to 2-0 when he scored an unassisted marker on a 20-yard shot.

In the 60th minute, sophomore midfielder Juan Bernal (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) trimmed the Wildcats' deficit to 2-1 when he scored his second goal of the season, heading in a free kick from sophomore midfielder Geoff Velasquez (William Penn H.S./New Castle, Del.).

Just over six minutes later, the Wildcats tied the match at 2-2 when junior forward Samuel Naiwo (London, England) posted his fourth goal of the season by taking a pass from junior defender Lance Berry (Caravel Academy/Bear, Del.) and scoring on a close shot.

The Wildcats outshot Goldey-Beacom by a 19-12 margin, including a commanding 12-2 edge in the second half.

Quick Strikes
· Tuesday's match against the Wildcats and the Lightning marked the 15th all-time meeting between the two teams … Wilmington now leads the all-time series by a 12-1-2 margin and has won 10 straight contests against its local rivals.   
· The Lightning had a five-match home win streak snapped with Tuesday's loss against Wilmington … Goldey-Beacom is now 6-3-0 at Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field this year.  
· Goldey-Beacom has now scored at least two goals in six of its last seven matches … The Lightning, who have not been shut out this year, have scored at least two goals 10 times this season.   
· The Lightning scored first for the seventh time in 13 matches this year.
· After scoring two goals against Wilmington on Tuesday, Ristow has now tallied a goal in four of his last five matches, including the last three in a row … He also extended his point-scoring streak to five consecutive matches.  
· Ristow posted his third two-goal match of the season … He had two goals at Pitt-Johnstown on Sept. 24 before a two-goal effort against Georgian Court on Sept. 30.  
· With 11 goals this season, Ristow ranks second in the CACC … He also moved into a tie for first place in the CACC with 27 points, which ranks seventh on the Goldey-Beacom all-time single-season points list.  
· The reigning CACC Player of the Week, Ristow became the first Goldey-Beacom player to score 10 goals in a season since Angel Rodriguez tallied 10 goals during the 2009 campaign … The 11 goals scored by Ristow rank sixth on the Lightning's all-time single-season goals list.  
· With 36 career points, Ristow is tied for sixth on the Lightning's all-time list … He is also tied for sixth place on the career goals list with 14 career markers.  
· The Wildcats have won back-to-back matches after a four-match losing streak … They earned a 3-1 victory over Bloomfield on Saturday afternoon.

What's Ahead for the Lightning
Saturday, Oct. 18 at Bloomfield · 1 p.m. · Foley Field (Bloomfield, N.J.)
Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Chestnut Hill · 4 p.m. · Victory Field #1 (Lafayette Hill, Pa.)
Saturday, Oct. 25 vs. Concordia (Senior Day) · 3 p.m. · Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field (Wilmington, Del.)