NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – On Saturday afternoon, September 30th, the Southwestern College men's soccer team traveled north to battle the Threshers of Bethel College at North Newton, Kan. The battle ended in a 3-1 loss for the Builders.
The game started in favor of the Threshers as they scored the first goal in the 9th minute to go up 1-0. After a quick first goal for the Threshers, the Builders had to fight back. Shots by Nalan Kentner and Mamadou Diarra either missed the goal or were blocked by the Thresher's defense. Finally, in the 37th minute, the Builders were able to come back when Connor Inlow scored after an assist byKentner.
With a tied score and only seconds left on the scoreboard, the Threshers then added their second goal to the scoreboard with only 8 seconds left to play in the first half.
Coming back from halftime, the Builders put up a fight but were ultimately not able to come back. Instead, the Threshers added another goal to their score to make it a final 3-1 win for the Threshers of Bethel College.
The Builders (3-6, 1-4 KCAC) are now preparing to battle Avila University on Wednesday, October 4th, at 7:30 p.m. at Richard L. Jantz Stadium in Winfield, Kan., as they hope to get back on track.
