The Snow College men's soccer team traveled to Ottumwa, Iowa to play in the IHCC Classic last weekend. The Badgers began the two-day event suffering a 2-2 draw againstIndian Hills Community College. They suffered a 4-0 loss to Mohave Community College to wrap up the tournament
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The first game for the Badgers in the IHCC Classic came against No.1 ranked Indian Hills Community College. This was the first meeting in school history against the defending national champions.
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The game started with Snow College striking first in the seventh minute as Michael Martinez found JJ Cubillas for the first goal of the game and his third goal for the season. Putting the Badgers in the lead, 1-0.
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Shortly after, the Warriors leveled the game at one in the 15th minute. The Warriors scored again in the 24th minute, putting them in the lead, 2-1.
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In the 30th minute, Dylan Meek scored his second goal of the season and tied the game with a pass from Jorge Beltan, leveling the game 2-2. The first half ended with the Badgers having eight shots, and the Warriors with 12.
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Both teams were held scoreless in the second half, ending the match 2-2. The Badgers were assessed a red card in the 64th and were forced to play down a man the last 26 minutes of the match. The Badgers ended the game with 10 shots compared to 15 for the Warriors. s.Both teams had 5 shots on goal.
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Snow College's second game of the IHCC Classic came against No. 4, MCC. The game started being all Bighorns In the 16th minute the Bighorns struck first taking the lead,1-0.
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One minute later Mohave found the back of the net again, doubling the lead.. The Bighorns would take a 3-0 lead into halftime after recording a goal in the 35th minute.Â
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At half time the Bighorns led the Badgers in shots, 6-5. The second half was much more even with the lone goal coming in the 64th minute, and the Badgers suffered the 4-0 loss
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The Badgers ended the game outshooting the Bighorns, 14-13, but had just four shots on goal compared to seven for MCC.,Â
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The Badgers will travel to Rangely, Colorado on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. to play Colorado Northwestern Community College to kick off Scenic West Athletic Conference play. For video streaming and live stats information, visit snowbadgers.com.