Eagles fall on the road to Earlham in Season Opener

 

Richmond, In. –- The Asbury Men's Soccer team took on Earlham College in Richmond, IN this evening for their season opener. This is the first time in program history that the Eagles faced the Earlham Quakers. The Eagles were able to keep a close game with the Quakers until the 70^th minute, resulting in a 3-2 loss.
 
Earlham and Asbury went goal-for-goal for 70 minutes until Earlham took the lead in the 71^st minute. Although a tough game, the Eagles were still able to rack up two goals, and many freshmen were able to make their first college appearances.
 
Micah Schneider and Bryan Ortiz were both able to tally their first goals of the season. Bryan Ortiz scored in the 15^th minute with a bicycle kick off of a corner by Micah Schneider. Micah Schneider racked his first goal of the season with an assist by Sammy Abraham. Many freshmen including Luke Thomas, Mario Fuentes, Jon Gordon, and Matias Mussegaard made their first college appearances this evening as well. The Eagles produced 20 shots, with 8 of them being on goal.

 

• Bryan Ortiz with his first career goal at Asbury.
• Micah Schneider with his first goal and assist of the 2022 season.
• Sammy Abraham with his first assist of the 2022 season.
• Matias Mussegaard tallying 3 shots in his first game at Asbury.

 

"We are sad to not claim a victory, but today we didn't get it done and that is on us. The only thing we can do now is just move on and focus on the next game. We are determined to take a win the next game"
    - Junior, Bryan Ortiz | Defense


 
The Eagles stay on the road to play Anderson University on September 2^nd, 2022. The match will take place in Anderson, IN at 4 PM.