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Men's Soccer Suffers Road Loss at Hope

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HOLLAND, Mich. - The Kalamazoo College men's soccer team was on the road at Hope to continue MIAA play on Wednesday (Oct. 11). After being up 1-0 at the half, the Hornets conceded two goals in the second half to the Flying Dutchmen and fell 2-1.

Aidan Gillig was back in the starting eleven, joining Gavin HoutkooperColin Halloran, Shun YoneharaMichele AliaPaul KearisEmilio Romo, Henry PlumsteadChad EwingJeremiah Heath, and Junior Matuza

The first half was evenly played by both teams as the Hornets and Flying Dutchmen shot the ball five times each. Fortunately for Kalamazoo, one of those shots hit the back of the net in the 36th minute to take a 1-0 lead. Romo scored his sixth of the season off a pass from Gillig and took sole possession of the team lead in goals. 

Hope outpaced the Hornets in the second half by creating more opportunities on the offensive end. The game-tying goal came in the 63rd minute as the Flying Dutchmen converted on a penalty kick after Kalamazoo committed a foul in the box. The eventual game-winning goal was scored in the 80th minute as Hope took 11 shots to Kalamazoo's six in the second half.

Houtkooper finished with one save on three attempts. The Flying Dutchmen had more shots (16-11), corner kicks (6-4), and saves (5-2), while both teams had 15 fouls each.

Kalamazoo will continue MIAA play with a home game against Alma on Saturday (Oct. 14), beginning at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Michele Alia

#10 Michele Alia

M/F
Senior
Chad Ewing

#15 Chad Ewing

M/F
Junior
Aidan Gillig

#7 Aidan Gillig

M/F
Senior
Colin Halloran

#3 Colin Halloran

D
Junior
Jeremiah Heath

#21 Jeremiah Heath

D/M
Sophomore
Gavin Houtkooper

#1 Gavin Houtkooper

GK
Junior
Paul Kearis

#11 Paul Kearis

M
Senior
Junior Matuza

#25 Junior Matuza

M
Freshman
Henry Plumstead

#13 Henry Plumstead

F
Sophomore
Emilio Romo

#14 Emilio Romo

F
Senior
Shun Yonehara

#6 Shun Yonehara

M
Senior

Players Mentioned

Michele Alia

#10 Michele Alia

Senior
M/F
Chad Ewing

#15 Chad Ewing

Junior
M/F
Aidan Gillig

#7 Aidan Gillig

Senior
M/F
Colin Halloran

#3 Colin Halloran

Junior
D
Jeremiah Heath

#21 Jeremiah Heath

Sophomore
D/M
Gavin Houtkooper

#1 Gavin Houtkooper

Junior
GK
Paul Kearis

#11 Paul Kearis

Senior
M
Junior Matuza

#25 Junior Matuza

Freshman
M
Henry Plumstead

#13 Henry Plumstead

Sophomore
F
Emilio Romo

#14 Emilio Romo

Senior
F
Shun Yonehara

#6 Shun Yonehara

Senior
M
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