Men's Soccer falls to Marian

Men's Soccer falls to Marian

(Marion, IN) – Concordia men's soccer traveled to Marian on Sunday afternoon for a non-conference contest.  The Cardinals entered the match 2-4 overall while the Knights came in 4-3-2.  CUAA battled hard in the game but fell 5-1 as time expired.

 

Kyri Wixom played a complete game in goal for Concordia, making 9 saves.  Austin Corona took the first shot on goal for the Cardinals as the team looked for a goal early.  Kyri Wixom made back-to-back saves early in the 8th and 9th minutes, but Marian began to find the back of the net with 3 goals.  CUAA trailed 3-0 at halftime.

The Cardinals threatened with two corner kicks in the second half.  Concordia managed to break the shutout in the 66th minute when Austin Corona fired a shot through the defense and into the net.  However, Marian answered with two more goals and came away with a 5-1 win.

 

Concordia will play next on Saturday, September 25 when they begin WHAC conference play at Rochester.  The game is set to start at 3:30pm.