MARIETTA, Ohio – Muskingum University scored in the third minute of the match and went to defeat Marietta College by the score of 3-1 Saturday (Oct. 24) afternoon in Ohio Athletic Conference men's soccer action. The Pioneers fall to 4-7-3 overall and 2-3-1 in the OAC. Muskingum is now 9-5-2 on the season and 1-4-1 in the OAC.
A Pioneer foul near midfield led to a free kick for Muskingum. Kanon Riehl dropped the kick into the 6-yard box to Darrik Hall, who was cutting across the goal mouth and put the ball in the back of the net for his first goal of the season. The score came just over two minutes into the match.
Marietta found itself down two goals in the 23rd minute. Anderson Elliot scored an unassisted goal for a 2-0 Muskie lead.
The Pioneers quickly responded with a goal in the 26th minute cutting the deficit to one, 2-1.
Landon Stonestreet (Hurricane, W.Va/Hurricane) sent a corner kick into the box to
Rowan Brown (Cincinnati, Ohio/Badin) for the goal.
Muskingum added an insurance goal in the 58th minute off another set piece. Deaton Shade took the free kick this time and sent it into the box where Jonathan Gonzalez got a head on it directing the ball to Elliot who finished it off for his second goal of the match.
While the Muskie offense was building the two-goal lead, Muskingum's defense was keeping the Marietta attackers at bay. Goalkeeper Lucas Matesic posted three saves in the match.
Marietta outshot the Muskies, 11-7, and had a considerable 8-2 advantage in corner kicks. But the Pioneers couldn't beat the Muskie defense and get back in the match.
Marietta plays at Otterbein University on Wednesday (Oct. 28) at 7:00 p.m.
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