Statesmen Defeat #10 MidAmerica Nazarene
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team secured a 2-0 victory over #10 MidAmerica Nazarene in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday.
#8 WPU (9-0-1, 3-0-0) were outshot by MidAmerica Nazarene (3-3-3, 0-2-1) with an 8-13 deficit, but capitalized on two chances to find the back of the net.
William Penn broke through when Connor O’Reilly (Sr., Letterkenny, Ireland, General Accounting) found the ball deflected off an MNU defender, kicking it past the goalkeeper’s hands.
The Statesmen extended their lead when Hugo Cornish (So., Sydney, Australia, Business Management) crossed the ball into John-Joe Mullane (Jr., Kent, England), who flicked it into the net.
Stef Snijders (Grad., Tubbergen, The Netherlands, Master’s of Sports Management) led WPU’s offensive charge with two shots. Leighton Jameson (Jr., Lisburn, Northern Ireland, Psychology, Miguel Menendez (Fr., Oviedo, Spain, Wellness and Recreation), and Cornish posted one shot each. O’Reilly, Mullane, and Albert Feixas (Fr., Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain, Exercise Science) also recorded one tally apiece.
Sean Bohan (Sr., Dublin, Ireland, Business Management) made three saves to record his fourth shutout in five matches.
“We are happy to get out of the top-ten game with a positive result,” said Head Coach Simon Brown. “It is really hard to win in this conference. It is really hard to play in this conference away from home. We did that today, so we are happy for the guys.”
Next Up: William Penn plays Mount Mercy next Saturday in Cedar Rapids at Hadzic Field in Heart action at 3:30 p.m.
