Statesmen Fall in Upset Bid of Rivals

William Penn University Athletics

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team got the better of Grand View on the road last year, but the squad could not replicate that performance Wednesday in a 3-1 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss.

The Statesmen (4-5-1, 1-3 Heart) had the same number of shots (15) as the 12th-ranked Vikings (7-1-1, 3-0-1 Heart), but the visitors took advantage of their chances. WPU was seeking to knock off Grand View for the second year in a row after claiming a 1-0 victory in 2015.

GVU scored on two of their first-half tries and added another tally early in the second stanza. WPU continued to fight, though, and eventually got on the board when Nenad Markovic (So., Belgrade, Serbia) tracked down a loose ball and drilled it into the netting at the 78:16 mark. Markovic, who tallied a game-best 11 shots (six on goal), now leads his team with eight scores.

Unfortunately, the navy and gold could not get any closer. Callum Doyle (Fr., Southampton, England, Communications), normally a central defender, was called upon as the team’s replacement goalkeeper, and held his own with three saves.

“Even though the result was not what we wanted, this was still a positive performance for us,” Head Coach Jaymee Highcock said. “We can certainly take quite a few good things from this game. We will learn from this game and move forward.”

Next Up: William Penn remains in Oskaloosa Saturday to host #10 Baker in Heart action at 4:30 p.m.

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