The Dordt University men's soccer team fell 4-1 to Saint Ambrose on Saturday afternoon at St. Vincent's Athletic Complex in the Defenders final tune-up match before the beginning of conference play.
The Defenders (2-2-2) entered halftime tied 1-1 after
Stephen Schreurs netted his first collegiate goal in the 44th minute, capitalizing on a long setup pass from
Pedro Menezes. Dordt's equalizer came just 11 minutes after Saint Ambrose opened the scoring with a goal from Jake Pollock, assisted by Jrn Reck.
The second half, however, belonged to the Fighting Bees (6-1), who scored three unanswered goals in a 3-minute span. Josh Simon converted a penalty kick in the 58th minute, followed by a goal from Jrn Reck off a double assist from Pollock and Simon. Pollock added his second of the match in the 61st minute to seal the win.
By the Numbers:
- Dordt accounted for nine total shots, six on-net
- Joseba Zabala led the Defenders with two shots on-goal; four players totaled one shot on-goal each
- Shad Jaeger (2-1-1) stopped five Saint Ambrose shots
- 20 players saw the field in today's match where temperatures were above 90 degrees
- Jaeger, Levi Jaeger and Anton Forsch all played the full 90 minutes
- the Fighting Bees totaled 15 shots, nine on-frame
- Jake Pollack led all players with four shots on-goal and totaled two goals to go with one assist
- Yegge Dawson (6-1) made five saves
Defender Notes:
- the Defenders gave up a season-high four goals, ending a streak of four games where they allowed one goal or less
- Schreurs netted the first goal of his career
- eight different Defender players have scored one goal this season
- this was the first career assist for Menezes
- Dordt is now 1-2 all-time against Saint Ambrose
Up Next:
- Dordt begins GPAC play with a home match against Midland on Saturday, Sept. 20
