MISHAWAKA, IND. - The Marian men's soccer team came up one goal shy of defeating No. 23 Bethel Wednesday evening. The Knights are now 8-3-3 overall this season and 4-1-1 in the Crossroads League.
Bethel opened up the match, leading the way by firing off eight shots, but came up short to
Tristan Edwards' skills in goal.
Samuel Wehaus was able to fire off the first shot for the Knights in the 18th minute but came up wide right of the target. The Pilots were able to reach the back of the net less than two minutes later, taking the 1-0 lead over Marian. Bethel continued to extend their lead with another goal less than five minutes later. Marian and Bethel went back and forth, trading off shots in the next 17 minutes of play, with
Matthew Loo recording the strike for Marian. In the 37th minute of play,
Josh Wesseling was able to benefit from a penalty in the box and get on the board, bringing the lead down to one. Bethel continued to push, firing off a shot high before Marian followed up with a pair of shots, with
Richard Faleye's coming up short to the Pilots' defense in goal, ending the half trailing 2-1.
Out of halftime, Wesseling fired off another shot but came up short to the goalie. Less than five minutes later, Bethel reached the back of the net once more, extending their lead back to two. The Knights were quick to bounce back with a goal from
Leonard Assouan to bring the margin back down to two. The Knights' defense was on point the rest of the match, blocking three shots while Edwards tagged on another save, facing seven shots from the Pilots. Marian also continued to take chances with seven shots taken. Two out of those seven were blocked, and two were saved by the Pilots' goalie, ending the match with a 3-2 loss.
Josh Wesseling led the way, recording four shots with two on target and one in goal. Leo Assouan fired off a pair, with one at the back of the goal while
Richard Faleye,
Matthew Loo, and Sam Wehaus all recorded two shots as well. In goal,
Tristan Edwards took the loss and recorded eight saves on the day.
Marian will be back in action at home as they host Spring Arbor on Saturday, October 17th at 7 PM.
