Late goal sends Rose-Hulman (Ind.) to 2-1 win over Men's Soccer

Late goal sends Rose-Hulman (Ind.) to 2-1 win over Men's Soccer
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September 23, 2023

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team fell 2-1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) on Saturday afternoon after the Fightin' Engineers broke the 1-all tie with just over five minutes remaining in the game. Saturday's game marked the end of ONU's five-game road trip and its final non-conference game of the season.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (4-4-1), Rose-Hulman (Ind.) (4-3-1)
  • Venue: Rose-Hulman Soccer Field — Terre Haute, Ind.

The Match

  • The Polar Bears opened the scoring with a goal from junior Brenden Gervers (Grand Blanc, Mich.) in the 22nd minute.
  • Northern led 1-0 at halftime.
  • Rose-Hulman tied the score with a goal from Kai Moore in the 52nd minute.
  • Owen Trudt scored what proved to be the game-winning goal for the Fightin' Engineers in the 85th minute.
  • Gervers led ONU with two shots in the game.
  • Junior Lucas Hickey (Conroe, Tex./Oak Ridge) played all 90 minutes in goal for ONU and recorded two saves.
  • The Polar Bears out-shot the Engineers 10-8 and had a 6-3 edge in corner kicks.

Notables

  • Gervers' goal was his second of the season and fourth of his career.
  • Hickey is now 10-5-2 in his career in goal.
  • ONU is now 6-1-0 all time against Rose-Hulman.
  • Northern posted a 2-3-0 record in its five-game road trip, which included two games against ranked teams.
  • Fifth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 47-25-13 at ONU.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday, Sept. 30, hosting No. 18 Mount Union at 1 p.m. to open Ohio Athletic Conference play on Parent's Day.