Slow Start Leads to Loss at (RV) Huntington

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The (RV) Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team (5-4-6, 2-3-2) played a conference road match at (RV) Huntington University (12-3-1, 6-1-0) on Wednesday, October 16.

The Foresters struck early in the match and didn’t look back, scoring in the 12’ and 19’ minutes to take a 2-0 lead. Huntington scored again 11 minutes later to take a commanding 3-0 lead into the half. MVNU wasn’t able to sustain anything on offense and would fall in the end 0-3.

Goals Recap:

HU 1-0 (12:42) – Joao Ratinho (Kovan Drenth)

HU 2-0 (19:15) – Joao Ratinho (Dilesh Patel)

HU 3-0 (30:29) – Sam Dolobaipu (Owen Lieland)

Inside the Box Score:

Each team finished the game with 11 shots, and MVNU had 6 shots on goal to Huntington’s 5.

Daniel Martinez – 3 shots, 2 shots on goal

Aaron Jolly – 2 shots, 2 shots on goal

Liam Strong – 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

Mattia Zuin – 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

What’s Next:

MVNU hosts No.6 Indiana Wesleyan University on Saturday, October 19 at CH4 Stadium at 7:00 p.m.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,000 students from 25 states and 11 foreign countries.