Men's Soccer Falls to Rochester

PONTIAC, Mich. - The Defiance College men's soccer could not hold on to an early 1-0 lead, falling to Rochester College, 3-1, on Wednesday, October 8.

Chris Kessler scored in the tenth minute of the match to put the Jackets up by one, marking the second consecutive match that DC has claimed an early advantage with an opening-period goal. However, the Warriors would close out the first half with a pair of goals in a two minute span to take over the lead at the break, 2-1. Rochester would go on to add a third score in the 76th minute to round out the scoring for the match.

Kessler found the net for the second time this season, while leading Defiance with five shots, three on goal. Bryce Hodges, Matt Johnson and Greg Vogt each tallied one shot for the Jackets, who were outshot 24-8 on the day. Chris Ibberson took the loss for DC, despite recording a season-best nine saves.

Defiance (0-11) will return to action on Saturday, October 11, when it travels to Hanover College for a HCAC match at 1:00 p.m.