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.

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.