Men's Soccer falls 3-1 at William Penn
August 27, 2022

Soccer falls in unexpected night game

OSKALOOSA, IOWA – After an almost four hour delay for weather, Morningside men's soccer took to the pitch with the Statesmen of William Penn under the lights. While the Mustangs had opportunities to score throughout the game, the ball ended up bouncing William Penn's way, 3-1.

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OSKALOOSA, IOWA – After an almost four hour delay for weather, Morningside men's soccer took to the pitch with the Statesmen of William Penn under the lights. While the Mustangs had opportunities to score throughout the game, the ball ended up bouncing William Penn's way, 3-1.

While the score was lopsided, the statsheet was a different story. Morningside and William Penn had nearly identical statistics across the board, with Morningside recording matching numbers of shots on goal and 11 overall shots to the Statesmen's 10. 

William Penn's defensive pressure was the difference maker, as the hosts quickly escorted half of Morningside's second period shots to either side of the goal, relieving stress on the Statesmen keeper.

Conversely, it was offensive pressure that resulted in goals against Morningside's Bjarne Huth, as William Penn packed the box throughout the night, scoring from the melee immediately in front of the goal.

Morningside is back in action on Tuesday, August 30, traveling to Bellevue University before making its home debut for the season on Saturday.