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ALMA, Mich. – The Alma College men's soccer program avoided a shutout but otherwise could not get its offense in sync as Hope defeated the Scots, 4-1, in the regular season and home finale.
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The Basics:Â
- Records
- Alma (7-9-1, 2-4-1 Michigan)
- Hope (11-2-3, 4-1-2 Michigan)
- Series History
- Flying Dutchmen Lead 31-11-3 (27.8%)
- Winning Streak
- Flying Dutchmen (W10) / Scots' Last Win: October 25, 2017 (1-0)
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How It Happened:
The Flying Dutch rode the strength of a powerful first half that saw the visitors take 15 shots with nine on-target and three goals in addition to a 6-0 edge in corners.
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Ryan Gervase drew first blood for the Blue and Orange just two seconds into the sixth minute (assist by Evan Morrison), Ryker Corstange went the unassisted route for a score at 37:03 to allow HC a 2-0 lead at intermission.
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Seth Walters gave Hope a three-nil advantage 66 seconds into the second half off the pass from Josh Weigel before
Gabe Lara capitalized on a Flying Dutch penalty to score a PK in the 56th. Jackson Mindling answered back with a helper from Evan Tsandes at the 66:14 mark to bring the Alma deficit back to three, where the score would remain moving forward.
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Scots' Top Performers:
Lara provided the lone shot-on-goal for the Maroon and Teal on Tuesday afternoon, making his first ever penalty kick attempt and scoring the second goal of his collegiate debut campaign.
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Bradshaw Uhlmann set a career-high for saves in his final match at
Scotland Yard, corralling nine stops in 72 minutes and six seconds before giving way to
Lucas Ratell (one save) between the pipes.
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Fabinho Vasco launched a trio of shot attempts,
Cayden Brummels got two shots off, and
Anthony Mirolli tallied one, however, all of their six boots were inaccurate.
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Next:
Head Coach
Alister Newby will lead his troops into the MIAA Tournament for the first time in eight years on Saturday where the #6 seed Scots will face third-seeded Hope on the road at a time to be determined.
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