On Aug. 21 the men’s soccer team played on their home turf against the McPherson Bulldogs and gained their first win of the season.
At the start of the game, junior Johan Quintero scored the first goal of the season and his first goal as a Tiger. A couple of minutes later senior Ameer Madden passed the ball to senior Guillem Colom and Colom scored another goal for the Tigers.
Going into the second half of the game, McPherson’s Abdul Kanu had a corner kick, which led to a goal for McPherson. Throughout the remainder of the game, senior Samuel Montanez prevented several scoring attempts; he ended the game with eight saves.
On Aug. 23 the Tigers traveled to Kansas to take on Saint Mary Spires, and the game ended in a 2-2 tie.
In the first half, Madden scored the first goal of the game where he chased a loose ball and fired the shot past the keeper, which gave them the lead 1-0. Five minutes later senior Hugo Santos added another goal to the score after a free kick. Finishing off the first half of the game, Saint Mary’s Isha Hughan scored their first goal of the game off of a corner kick.
Going into the second half of the game, Saint Mary’s Matias Allou tied things up after a crossing pass; however, during this time Doane was down a man.
Over the course of the game, Montanez was able to get seven saves for the Tigers while for Saint Mary’s Angel Jacinto had only three saves.
The men’s team will compete against York University on Aug. 28 at Al Papik Stadium at 8:45 p.m.
On Aug. 23 the women’s soccer team traveled to Kansas to compete against the Saint Mary Spires. The game was moved to the evening to avoid the heat. In the first half, there were zero points scored; however, in the second half, the ball started to find the net.
Going into the second half of the game, Spires Tessa Lucas and Nanako Hallier scored just two minutes apart from each other, which gave the Spires the lead 2-0. Junior Savannah Franzoy gave the Tigers the first goal in the game off of a free kick, which made the score 2-1.
Junior Grayce Southern had one save in the 90-minute game, while her counterpart, Saint Mary’s Marisol Vargas had eight saves.
On Aug. 28 the women’s team will take on York University for their first home game of the season at 6:30 p.m.
