GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The Trine University men's soccer team was doubled up by their hosts from DePauw University, dropping the contest 4-2.
The Tigers struck first in the contest, posting a pair of goals in the first 14 minutes of play.
The Thunder responded in gritty fashion. With the DePauw defense in possession of the ball in their own end, they attempted to pass it through the box and out of the zone. Ben Borak wrestled the ball away from the defender and banked a shot off the near goalpost.
The home side netted the next two goals building a 4-1 lead for the intermission.
The lone goal of the second went to the Thunder in the 78th minute. Dalton Douglas and another attacker passed the ball back and forth working their way toward the goal from just outside of the penalty area. Eventually Douglas ended up with he ball and worked by the final defender before passing it across the net to Josiah Findley. Findley buried the shot into the back of the net making the score 4-2.
That score eventually went final with neither team scoring in the final minutes of the contest. Despite allowing the four goals, Dillon Lambert ended the game with three saves in net.
The team falls to 1-7-1 overall following the loss. They will travel to face North Central (Ill.) College in their next contest. That match is set to begin at 8:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, October 1.
