September 29, 2021
Men's Soccer earns win in HCAC opener at Bluffton
The Defiance men's soccer team earned a win on the road against rival Bluffton in their Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener on Wednesday afternoon, 2-1.
2
Defiance
6-6-0, 1-0 HCAC
AT
1
Bluffton
4-3-0, 0-1 HCAC
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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Defiance (6-6-0, 1-0 HCAC) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bluffton (4-3-0, 0-1 HCAC) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The Defiance men's soccer team earned a win on the road against rival Bluffton in their Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener on Wednesday afternoon, 2-1.
The Basics
- Record: Defiance (6-6, 1-0), Bluffton (4-3, 0-1)
- Location: Sears Complex - Bluffton, Ohio
- Attendance: 150
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Armando Campos-Ortiz led Defiance with four shots and one goal.
- Sophomore Erdwin Quintana added one goal on three shots. Quintana has scored a goal for the Yellow Jackets in three of the last four games.
- Junior Noah Svanberg chipped in two shots and dished out one assist.
- Sophomore Noah Howdeshell recorded one assist during the contest.
- Junior Austin Boles played all 90 minutes in goal for Defiance and notched eight saves.
- Maxwell Kennedy led Bluffton with one goal on one shot.
- Angel Velasco-Urbina played all 90 minutes in net for the Beavers and made nine saves.
The Difference
- Defiance scored the first goal of the contest in the 22nd minute off a Quintana strike.
- Bluffton tied the game up at 1-1 on a Kennedy goal in the 38th minute.
- Ortiz scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute to give the Yellow Jackets the win, 2-1.
- Defiance outshot Bluffton during the game, 20-16.
- The Yellow Jackets also earned more corner kicks than the Beavers, 5-1.
Up Next
- The Yellow Jackets next look to defend home field when they take on Transylvania in HCAC play on Saturday, October 2. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Scoring Summary
1st
- 21:56 -
Erdwin Quintana
(Defiance)
1st
- 37:53 -
Maxwell Kennedy
(Bluffton)
2nd
- 75:51 -
Armando Campos-Ortiz
(Defiance)
Game Leaders
Bluffton
G:
Maxwell Kennedy
- 1
A:
N/A
Sh:
2 Players
(#22,
#25)
- 4
Sv:
Angel Velasco-Urbina
- 9
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Defiance | Bluffton |
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Shots (on goal) | 20 (11) | 16 (9) |
Saves | 8 | 9 |
Fouls | 16 | 13 |
Corner Kicks | 5 | 1 |
Offsides | 3 | 1 |