Men's Soccer Falls to St. Andrews

By Neal Johnson

September 18, 2014

 

On Wednesday, Milligan’s men’s soccer team had their initial taste of conference play against St. Andrews University at the first home game of the season. Going into the game 2-2-0, there was anticipation from both the fans and the players to keep the undefeated streak alive.

 

The Buffs started off slow in the first half, giving up a single goal. After that, both teams were held scoreless for the rest of the half, leaving St. Andrews with the 1-0 lead at halftime.

    

In the 53rd minute, sophomore forward Jesse Ramoya scored off a lofted shot over the goal-keeper and off the near post to tie the game at 1-1.

 

The game went back and forth until St. Andrews’ Brendon Duncan scored in the 86th minute. This followed a red card given to Milligan player Anthony Matekenya, which limited Milligan to only 10 players. The game ended with St. Andrews on top 2-1.  

 

 “Our set break downs at the end are what helped St. Andrews score in the last minutes of the game,” said junior middle Calvin Mangunda.

  

Milligan is now 2-2-1 and will be looking to even out their conference record on the road at Truett-McConnell College on Sep. 20.