Men’s Soccer: Olivet drops 2-1 decision to Hope

OLIVET, Mich. – The University of Olivet men's soccer team was defeated by Hope College, 2-1, in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contest today at the Cutler Athletic Complex.

• Final Score: Hope 2, Olivet 1
• Location: Cutler Athletic Complex; Olivet, Michigan
• Records: Olivet 2-5-6 overall, 1-2-2 MIAA; Hope 9-3-3 overall, 3-2-0 MIAA

• Both teams had several chances to score in the first half, but it came down to the final two minutes of the half for either team to put a shot into the goal.
• Senior Noah Runnals blasted in a shot from 30 yards out into the net at the far post with 1:37 remaining in the opening half.
• The Flying Dutchmen went down the field on the restart. Hope earned a corner kick in the waning seconds of the half. Off the kick, AJ Boucher found the back of the net to level the score with 8.8 ticks showing on the clock.
• Hope netted the go-ahead goal around the midpoint of the second half.

• Olivet tallied just six shots compared to 23 for Hope.
• Freshman Djimo Kouyate led the way with two shots.
• Freshman Nicholas Van Port Fleet played all 90 minutes in goal and made seven saves.

• The Comets host Adrian College Saturday afternoon, starting at 4 p.m.