GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Alma College men's soccer program ran into one of the hottest teams in the country on Saturday night, falling to the #14 Calvin Knights by a final count of 8-0.
The Basics:
- Records
- Alma (5-7, 0-2 Michigan)
- #14 Calvin (10-1-1, 2-0 Michigan)
- Series History
- Knights Lead 38-5-4 (14.9%)
- Winning Streak
- Knights (W26) / Scots' Last Win: September 17, 2000 (2-1)
How It Happened:
CU took no time jumping ahead, using a penalty kick goal by Colin Nieuwenhuis less than two minutes after the opening whistle before the Alma defense clamped down over the next 40 minutes. Calvin's Zac Brooks broke through the wall at 43:48 with the contest's second score and Foster Garrett followed behind him 21 seconds later as the Knights entered the break, up three-nil.
The home XI received second half goals from Matt Torrell, Max Bailey, Omar Hadzimujic (twice), and Ryan Augustyn to provide the final margin.
Scots' Top Performers:
Bradshaw Uhlmann racked up a season-best of six saves over 52+ minutes between the pipes with
Landon Soule (8+) and
Lucas Ratell (29+) also saving one.
Matthew Cervantes registered the Scots' lone shot of the night, an on-target blast in the 52nd minute.
Next:
Men's soccer is back in Alma on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. when the Scots host the Bulldogs of Adrian College.
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