OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Survive and advance, that is the blueprint for postseason sports. The is exactly what the No. 18-ranked Johnson County men's soccer team did on Sunday afternoon at the JCCC Soccer Complex, as they defeated Dodge City 2-1 in the first round of the Plains District Tournament.  With the win the Cavaliers improve to 13-6-0 on the season, the program's most wins since 2009. 

Sophomore forward Alan Lopez netted both goals for the Cavaliers, his 12^th and 13^th scores on the season. He gave Johnson County an early 1-0 lead with a goal in the 18^th minute off an assist from sophomore defender Dalton Shipley and netted the game winner with an unassisted goal in the 41^st minute. This was Lopez's fourth multiple-goal match of the season and sixth of his career.

Dodge City pulled even with the Cavaliers on a goal by Janik Buch in the 31^st minute.

Sophomore goalkeeper Cole Stewart earned the victory for the Cavaliers, saving 10 of the 11 shots he faced. 

Johnson County (13-6-0) will face No. 5-ranked Barton (14-4-1) in the semifinals at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita Kan., on Thursday, November 3 at 1:30 p.m. The Cougars survived and advanced past the first round on a 14-round shootout over Kansas City Kansas.

The Cavaliers defeated Barton in the final match of the regular season 2-1 in Great Bend to earn a share of the Kansas Jayhawk Conference East Division title.