The Snow College men's soccer team tallied two more victories to their record after defeating Truckee Meadows Community College 3-2 and the College of Southern Idaho 6-2 over the weekend.
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The Badgers were coming off of a 4-0 loss to North Idaho College and a 13-0 victory over Pacific Northwest Christian College from last weekend's matches.Â
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TMCC scored the only goal in the first half in the 8th minute. The Badgers took 16 shots in the first half, with 5 shots on goal all turned away by the Lizard goalkeeper. The Badgers limited the Lizards to 2 shots on goal with
Mathias Christensen recording one save in the first half.
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The Lizards committed a foul inside the 18-yard box to give the Badgers a golden opportunity to tie up the game in the 62nd minute.
Jack Cook took the penalty kick and converted the foul into a goal to even the score.
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The Badgers scored again on a header by
Jack Burman in the 74th minute assisted by
Jeffrey Smith to give them their first lead of the game. The Lizards responded and tied the game at 2 in the 80th minute.
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Nefthaly Loya scored what would end up being the game-winning goal in the 86th minute on a pass from
Ryan Henry. Snow College was able to salt away the remaining minutes and secure the 3-2 victory. The Badgers out shot the Lizards with 28 to 12 shots over the 90-minutes.
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Snow College then hosted CSI for the first time in program history due to this season being the first season for the Golden Eagles soccer program.Â
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The Badgers got off to a quick start scoring in the 8th minute by
Aidan Moore assisted by Smith. Loya extended the Badger lead to two after scoring in the 21st minute on an assist by
Logan Funk.
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The Golden Eagles scored two goals to tie up the game with the first coming in the 23rd minute and the other in the 27th minute.
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Loya added his second goal to regain the lead in the 32nd minute assisted by Ansouname Camara. The Badgers walked into halftime with a 3-2 lead over the Golden Eagles.
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Cook tacked onto the Badger lead on a pass from Henry in the 66th minute. In the 74th minute, the Golden Eagles received a red card to go down a man for the remainder of the match.
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The Badgers took advantage of the red card and netted two more goals, with the first by
Max Mayer assisted by
Carlos Rodriguez in the 79th minute. Burman assisted
Ragnar Fridriksson in the final seconds of the match for his first goal of the season and Snow College went on to win 6-2.
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The Badgers now hold a 7-2-0 overall record with a 5-2-0 conference record. They will continue their home stand against Utah State University Eastern Saturday Oct. 5. Kickoff is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. at the Snow College Soccer Complex. For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.
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