Men's soccer team loses to Transylvania (Ky.), 2-0

The Olivet College men's soccer team fell to Transylvania (Ky.) University, 2-0, this afternoon in the opening game of the 2004 Ohio Northern University (ONU) Adidas Classic in Ada, Ohio. In the other game, the host Polar Bears defeated Defiance (Ohio) College by an identical 2-0 score.

The Fighting Comets will play Defiance tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m., followed by Transylvania vs. ONU at 3 p.m.

Olivet fell behind 1-0 at the 17:54 mark. The score remained 1-0 until the 83rd minute when Transylvania scored an insurance goal.

The Comets had seven shots with freshman midfielder Alan Holdorf (Novi High School) receiving credit for three. In goal, junior Will Drogt (Kewadin/Elk Rapids High School) played the entire game. He faced 18 shots and made five saves.

Following tomorrow's game, Olivet will travel to play Oberlin (Ohio) College on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 5 p.m.