Men’s Soccer played Midland University on Oct. 14 in Fremont, Nebraska. The Tigers ended up in a 2-2 tie.
The Warriors scored the first two goals in the first half. At the 39-minute mark of the first half, senior Nicolas Jones scored with an assist from sophomore Mateo Jelicich.
In the second half, senior Diego Villarreal assisted Jones on the tying goal.
Overall, the Tigers had 20 shots on goal, led by Jelicich with five, followed by junior Cohen Hubbard with three, and Villarreal, Jones, senior Tadeo Loutayf, and freshman Darikson Suarez with two each.
Freshman Gabriel Lara saved four of the six shots on goal.
On Oct. 17, the Tigers traveled to Orange City, Iowa, to play Northwestern University.
The Tigers lost 1-3 to Northwestern. In the first half, Jelicich scored unassisted. That was the only goal of the game; Northwestern scored one in the first half and two in the second.
Lara blocked two of the five shots on goal. On the offensive side, the Tigers took five shots on goal, with Jelicich leading with three and Guillermo Hamue and Jones each with one.
To continue the week, the Tigers played at home against Mount Marty University on Oct. 21 and lost 1-2. Neither team scored in the first half. In the second half, the Lancers scored first, but Jelicich scored unassisted four minutes later.
Minutes later, the Lancers scored their second goal.
The Tigers only had three shots on goal. Jelicich led with two shots on goal, and Jones had one.
Lara saved six of the eight shots on goal.
On Oct. 24, the men’s soccer team celebrated senior night and 30 years of soccer at Doane. The Tigers celebrated 14 seniors during the game.
The Tigers hosted Briar Cliff University on Oct. 24 and lost 1-3.
The Chargers scored two goals in the first half, while the Tigers scored in the second half after the Chargers’ third goal. Jones scored the Tigers’ goal, unassisted.
The Tigers took five shots on goal: three by Villarreal and one each by senior Thomas Sanabria and Jones.
Lara saved eight of eleven shots on goal.
The Tigers played their season against Bellevue University on Oct. 28 at home.
The Tigers lost to the Bruins 1 – 3. .
In the first half, the Bruins scored twice.
In the second half, Loutayf scored with an assist from senior David Manresa. Then the Bruins scored one last goal to finish the game.
The Tigers had only two shots on goal and Loutayf was able to attempt both shots on goal.
Our goalie, senior Simon Aponte Morales, saved seven of the 10 shots attempted.
The Tigers ended their 26-game regular season with a record of 4-9-3.
Senior Thomas Sanabria attempts to head the ball (Left) and the team huddles up between plays (Right.)
Photos by Elizabeth Wemhoff and Kayla Greenway | Graphic by Hailey Schweitzer
