Wooster menís soccer suffered a tough loss to Kenyon College this past Saturday at Carl Dale Field.† Wooster struck first when less than 10 minutes into the match they found the back of the net. Kenyon College answered† back, scoring† two goals and handing the Scots their second 2-1 North Coast Athletic Conference loss of the season.
Throughout the game both teams struggled to get their offense in gear† due to sloppy field conditions.† The Scots were able to strike first when† Scott Buckwald í10 took advantage of an error by Kenyonís goalkeeper, giving Wooster the lead early in the match. The goal came in the first 10 minutes of action when the opposing keeper attempted to pass the ball across the field to his defender.† Buckwald was able to intercept the pass and loft it over the keeperís head for the score from nearly 40 yards from the goal.
Kenyon was granted a free kick not 10 minutes later and was able to capitalize, sending the ball over Woosterís defensive wall and past Taylor Takacs í12 to tie the match. Takacs faced an onslaught of action throughout, contributing six saves to the defensive effort. The game would remain tied until the 51st minute when the Lords headed a ball into the net on a cross; giving them the lead they would keep for the rest of the match.
Wooster travels into hostile territory this Saturday when they head to Wittenberg University to battle the Tigers and try to take their first conference win of the season.