(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College men's soccer team struggled in the second half of today's game with the Hanover College Panthers. They allowed three goals in the half and lost their lead and eventually the game, 4-3.
It was all Quakers early on as they went up 3-0 within the first 40 minutes of play. Off a corner kick from junior
Jace Houck, it bounced off a defender and came right back to Houck, who sent the ball flying through several players and into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.
The next goal came on a beautiful free kick from senior
Kaden Young into the box where the ball met the head of freshman
Brayden Spencer and went in for a 2-0 advantage. The final goal for the Quakers came from
Logan Kent.
Eli Eyrich dribbled up the right side of the field and drew the keeper out of the goal, before finding a waiting Kent right in front of the net for a 3-0 lead.
The rain came after this and caused a lengthy delay. Out of the break, Hanover was firing on all cylinders. They took advantage of a few Wilmington mistakes to give them two goals and cut the lead to one at 3-2. The equalizer came in the 61st minute before the game-winner for the Panthers was in the 81st minute of play.
Notables
- Freshman Brayden Spencer scored the first goal of his college career.
- Logan Kent scored for the second game in a row, while Jace Houck found the back of the net for the second time this season.
- Kaden Young and Eli Eyrich provided assists for Wilmington.
- Eyrich took the most shots on the team with three, while four Quakers had one shot on goal.
- Wilmington took 10 shots with four on goal.
- Freshman Erik Axelsson made three saves in goal and Wilmington had three corner kicks.
What's Up Next
Wilmington travels to Richmond, Indiana Tuesday afternoon for the Quaker Bowl against the Earlham College Quakers at 3:30 P.M.
Wilmington has won the last five games of the Quaker Bowl, including a 7-0 win last season at home.
