Men's Soccer Drops Conference Opener

TERRE HAUTE, IND.- The Defiance College men's soccer team lost in a shutout againt Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener with a final score of 4-0. 

Rose-Hulman (6-2-2, 1-0 HCAC) scored quickly with its first goal to open the flood gates at the 5:06 mark. The Fightin' Engineers had two more unanswered goals in the first half of play during the 16th and 33rd minutes to extend the margin to 3-0.  Rose-Hulman was able to hold Defiance (4-6, 0-1 HCAC) from taking any shots during the first 45 minutes of play and maintained a three-goal advantage at the intermission. 

The second half mirrored the first half, without much change for the Yellow Jackets. Ten minutes into the second half freshman Josiah Nichols (Weston/Bowling Green) took what turned out to be the only shot for DC, but his shot was blocked. The Engineers answered one final time, increasing the lead to 4-0.  The lone goal by RHIT in the second period was all the scoring the rest of the way as the Engineers posted the 4-0 shutout. 

Freshman Clay Musgrave (Upper Sandusky) started and played the entire game for DC in goal.  Musgrave allowed four goals against and produced one save. 

Defiance will host conference opponent Manchester (Ind.) University on Tuesday (Oct. 6) at 4 p.m. at Winsper-Knobel Memorial Field.