As the men’s soccer team looks ahead to their two games over Homecoming weekend, Oct. 26-28, they hope to take their experiences from this past weekend and get back on track, in hopes of ending the season with two wins.
           On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Monmouth College men’s soccer team (3-9-3) lost to Beloit College (5-9-0) at home by a score of 2-1. Sophomore defender, Bryan Jackson, supplied the Fighting Scots with their only goal. An unfortunate trend continued in this game, as the Fighting Scots struggled to get many shots on goal.
           While MC got six shots on goal, Beloit College managed to get double that, making 12 shots on goal. Fighting Scots’ sophomore, Owen Robinson, said he was pleased about some aspects of the games over the weekend.
           Robinson stated, “I think our team played pretty good soccer this weekend. We were doing everything or mostly everything we need to do, but sometimes the ball doesn’t go in the right goal.” The Fighting Scots had another game to look ahead to, as they prepared to play their second game of the weekend against Lake Forest on Sunday, Oct. 21.
           Finishing out the weekend of home games, on Sunday, Oct. 21, the Fighting Scots lost to Lake Forest by a score of 2-1 in double overtime. Lake Forest’s Ben Levy scored early in the first half, and the Scots were forced to show proof of their potential offensive power. Fortunately for the Fighting Scots, sophomore Patrick Blazer scored a goal in the second half to tie Lake Forest 1-1.
           The game went into multiple overtimes where both teams failed to score a goal; but, during the second overtime, Lake Forest’s Levy scored what would be the final goal, and the Scots could not retaliate with another score.
           The Scots hope to end their season in a sound fashion with two wins over Homecoming weekend. They travel to Ripon College on Saturday, Oct. 27 and then make their way to Carroll College on Sunday, Oct. 28. Jackson echoed these sentiments, stating: “These last two games are conference games and we would like to get two wins.” Jackson also hopes that the team will recognize its ability,  and “play as a team, the way we’re capable of playing, and cut out the mental mistakes that we sometimes make we can get this accomplished.”
           This is a feeling presumably shared by each member of the Fighting Scots as they try to finish out the season with two conference victories. A strong finish would strengthen the team’s outlook for next year’s season.

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