Anderson Fends Off Alma with Early Lead

The Anderson University men's soccer team (7-2-1) took a 2-0 lead in the first 25 minutes and ultimately fended off Alma College (2-4-2) by a score of 2-1 on Saturday in Alma, Mich.

COACH SCOTT FRIDLEY'S COMMENTS

• We are definitely fortunate to come out of there with a win. We didn't play well in the second half, but we found a way to get it done. I know it is always said that good teams find ways to win when things aren't going well and I hope that's us, because we are capable of playing a lot better than we did [on Saturday].
• Alma had a good game plan and had many opportunities to change the course of the game.
• As we wrap up the pre-conference season, I am proud of the boys for finding ways to win, building our confidence to work towards October.
• I thought Jaxon Gillig was excellent and saved a couple of balls out of the goal for us.

SCORING SUMMARY

Anderson Goal at 11:11 (Penalty Kick) (1-0): Goal – Drew Vaughn

Anderson Goal at 24:50 (2-0): Goal – Jordan Bossman

Alma Goal at 62:04 (1-2): Goal – Raul Lopez

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Alma outshot Anderson 17-10, but the Ravens held a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal.
• Jordan Bossman – 1 Goal, 5 Steals, 2 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal
• Drew Vaughn – 1 Goal, 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal
• Jaxon Gillig – 3 Intercepts, 1 Defensive Save
• Brendan Hall – 2 Shots, 2 Shots on Goal
• Usman Kamara – 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal
• Caleb Opoku – 2 Shots
• Owen Newkirk – 1 Shot
• Samuel Maforikan – 1 Shot
• Blake Bobrow – Saved 1-of-2 Shots

UP NEXT

The Ravens face off with Franklin College (0-5-2, 0-0) to open the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Fridley Field.