The Snow College men's soccer team split its last home conference weekend, dropping to No. 2 Salt Lake Community College and beating Colorado Northwestern Community College. The Badgers lost 3-1 to the Bruins and defeated the Spartans 5-2.

The No. 19 Badgers were coming off a 1-0 victory over Utah State University Eastern that pushed their conference record to 6-2-0. 

Snow College is currently in third place in the Scenic West Athletic Conference standings behind No. 2 SLCC and No. 13 North Idaho College.

The Bruins netted the first goal of the match in the 24th minute to take the lead. 10 minutes later, Jack Cook evened the game with a goal of his own in the 34th minute on an assist from Aidan Moore. 

The game entered halftime knotted at 1. Mathias Christensen made two saves to hold the Bruins at 1 goal in the first half. 

The second half got a quick start when the Bruins scored in the first minute to regain the lead. SLCC scored again in the 82nd minute to extend its lead.

The Badgers ultimately fell to the Bruins 3-1 after taking 11 shots and allowing 13. Christensen saved three shots throughout the game after facing six shots on goal. The game was very physical with 42 total fouls called across the game.

The Badgers then took on the Spartans and defeated them 5-2. The Badgers defeated the Spartans 2-0 in their earlier matchup this season. 

Nefthaly Loya opened the scoring for the Badgers with a pair of goals. The first of which came in the 14th minute. Cook fired a shot which was saved by the Spartans' keeper. The rebound found the foot of Loya, who scored to give the Badgers the lead. Loya's second goal came in the 17th minute assisted by Luis Pantoja.

Max Mayer then joined the scoring with a goal in the 44th minute also assisted by Pantoja. This gave the Badgers a 3-0 lead entering halftime. 

The Badgers took 15 shots while limiting CNCC to two shots in the first half. Carson Wilde also subbed in for Christensen in goal for the Badgers at halftime.

Mayer reopened the scoring to begin the second half netting a goal in the 52nd minute on a deflection from Jack Burman. Burman then scored his own goal on a header in the 54th minute assisted by Carlos Rodriguez.

The Spartans scored their first goal in the 66th minute to bring the score to 5-1. The Spartans scored again in the 76th minute to try to pull the game back within reach.

However the Badgers were able to keep CNCC at arms reach to claim their seventh conference win. Wilde saved three shots and allowed two goals against the Spartans.

The Badgers will continue conference play at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Thursday Oct. 17. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The Badgers will follow up Thursday's match against Pacific Northwest Christian College Saturday Oct. 19 at 1:30 p.m. in Kennewick, Washington. For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.