Box score

SALISBURY, Md. - Stevenson men's soccer sophomore Kyle Baker (Mitchellville/Bowie) scored the game's only goal with just 1:10 remaining before halftime to give the Mustangs a 1-0 victory over No. 16 Salisbury Tuesday afternoon at Sea Gull Stadium in the semifinals of the CAC Men's Soccer Championship.

The win is the seventh-straight for Stevenson (12-8), one shy of the school record set in 2005, and advances the team to conference championship game for the first time since joining the CAC in 2007.

The win also avenged a 4-0 loss suffered on the same field back on October 7, the last time that Stevenson has suffered defeat, and was the first in eight all-time meetings against the Sea Gulls.

The Mustangs, who will be just the third Stevenson team to play for a CAC championship, are now just three wins shy of setting a new school record for wins in a season set in 2005 as well.

While Baker gets credit for his seventh goal of the season and his second game-winner, the Mustang defense, particularly sophomore keeper Ryan Flannelly (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex), was instrumental as the Sea Gulls held a 26-2 advantage in shots and a 17-2 margin in corner kicks.

Flannelly finished the game with a career-high 14 saves in earning his fourth shutout of the season. Nine of his saves came in the second half where the Mustangs were outshot 14-0.

Baker's goal was his third in as many games and came after he controlled a loose ball just inside the box and fired it into the upper left corner.

Stevenson will now get a second shot at redemption when it travels to York (Pa.) on Saturday for the CAC title game. The Mustangs have not beaten the Spartans in the last 11 meetings, posting an 0-9-2 record.

In addition, the last time the two teams met in the CAC tournament came back in 2007 where York (Pa.) prevailed 8-0 at home in the semifinals.

Game time on Saturday is at 2:00 p.m., from Graham Field.