The Dordt University men's soccer team lost to Briar Cliff 1-0 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) opener for both teams played today on Memorial Field in Sioux City, Iowa. 

Dordt moves to 0-1 in the GPAC, 3-3 overall; Briar Cliff improves to 1-0 in the conference, 4-2 overall. 

• ??FINAL SCORE | MEN'S SOCCER @DordtSoccer ??
  Defenders fall in their GPAC opener
  0-1 (GPAC), 3-3 overall
  Mitchell Dryden - 4 saves pic.twitter.com/Cvl9UMGFa4

  — Dordt Defender Athletics (@dordtdefenders) September 13, 2023

Scoreless until the 34th minute, the Chargers recorded the only goal of the match when Andrew Buchanan received a long pass from Alex Johnson and touched it past Dordt goalkeeper Mitchell Dryden for the game-winner.

Dordt had several scoring opportunities, including a goal that was waved off due to an offsides call during the 30th minute. The Defenders had another great scoring chance in the opening minutes of the second half when Javier Mascardo blasted a shot from the edge of the penalty area that was stopped by Chargers goalie Hjalmar Nilsson. 

By the Numbers...

• shots on goal were relatively even with Briar Cliff holding a slight advantage, 5-4
• Blake Hansen, Alberto Jimenez, Javier Moscardo and Jacob Narkis all registered one shot on goal each
• Mitchell Dryden (2-1) made four saves in net over the full 90 minutes of time
• five Defenders play a full 90 minutes; Dryden, Arnau Gonzalez, Nolan Karel, Kaleb Lee, Anton Forsch 
• 18 Defenders saw action in today's match
• Andrew Buchanen and Hugo Mariage both had two shots on frame to lead the Chargers
• Hjalmar Nilsson (4-2) earned his fourth win of the season and made four saves

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