RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Ivan Gelado Chavala scored the equalizer in the 52nd minute, but Rio Grande pulled away late to defeat Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 5-1 on Saturday in the River States Conference men's soccer tournament semifinals at Evan E. Davis Field.
The Pomeroys finished the season 7-9-3 after earning the first RSC tournament win in program history with a victory over IU East in Wednesday's opening round.
SMWC held Rio Grande scoreless through the first half despite an 8-1 deficit in shots. Facundo Rossich put the RedStorm ahead 33 seconds after halftime, and Gelado Chavala answered less than six minutes later with an unassisted goal to make it 1-1.
Tommy Munoz Salazar restored Rio Grande's lead in the 64th minute. Oliver Whiting scored in the 76th minute, and an own goal 35 seconds later made it 4-1. Ren Nishida capped the scoring in the 83rd minute.
Harry Jackson made six saves for the Pomeroys, five of them in the second half. Rio Grande outshot SMWC 24-4 and advanced to the conference championship match.
