| 10.11.05 -
In a key MCC Conference
match-up, it was the Bethel College Pilots that finally got the upper
hand and shut out the Foresters 2-0. In the first half, both
teams had scoring chances but neither could find the back of the net,
ending the period in a scoreless tie.
The Pilots, who had begun to gain some
momentum late in the first
half, came out strong in the second half to take command of the game.
Their efforts were rewarded with a goal in the 55th minute. With
Huntington unable to regain control of the game it was only a matter
of time before Bethel put the game out of reach with a second goal in
the 78th minute. The Foresters changed their lineup in a desperate
attempt to get back into the game but the Pilots kept HU on its heals
to preserve the shutout.
"We didn’t play as well today and Bethel’s
strong play had a lot to do with that," said Coach Datema. "We were
reacting to what they were doing and we need to learn to counter that
by being more proactive ourselves. We have two more games to work on
it before heading into the conference tournament."
The loss drops the Foresters to 5-7-1 on the year and
2-4-1 in the conference play. |
