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McKenna’s two goals propel Men’s Soccer in OAC opener against Heidelberg

Behind Junior Morgan McKenna’s two-goal performance, the Muskingum Men’s soccer team secured a 2-1, victory in their opening OAC match against Heidelberg on Saturday evening.

McKenna’s two goals propel Men’s Soccer in OAC opener against Heidelberg
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October 1, 2022

 

Behind Junior Morgan McKenna's two-goal performance, the Muskingum Men's soccer team secured a 2-1, victory in their opening OAC match against Heidelberg on Saturday evening.

Notables

  • The league win marked the first for Head Coach John Bluem since he took over the program this fall.

The Basics

  • Records: Muskingum (2-6 overall, 1-0 OAC), Heidelberg (0-9-1overall, 0-1OAC)
  • Location: North Athletic Turf Field

How It Happened

  • McKenna got Muskingum on the board at the 8:29 mark. The goal was assisted by Filip Milic.
  • Heidelberg knotted the score 1-1 at the 11:22 mark off a strike from Zane Paul.
  • A header from McKenna off an Edwin Palou corner kick at the 19:32 mark secured the Muskies 2-1 home victory.

Inside the Numbers

  • Junior Morgan McKenna led the Muskie attack with two goals.
  • Freshman Filip Milic and senior Edwin Palou chipped in an assist and two shots.
  • Junior Mafuz Yakubu contributed three shots to the Muskingum offensive effort.
  • Sophomore Kia Fowler, junior Abdikani Mohamed, senior  Thomas Ronney, and senior Dilpreet Sandhu rounded out the Muskingum offensive push with one shot apiece. 
  • Freshman goalkeeper Evan Laraba secured six saves in 90 minutes of action between the pipes for the Muskies.
  • Zane Paul led the Heidelberg offense with one goal.
  • Sigurd Ilestad snagged three saves in 90 minutes of work for the Student Princes.

Up Next

Muskingum next hosts OAC-foe Marietta on Wednesday, October 5. Game time is set for 7:00 PM.

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