WICHITA, Kan. – On Saturday afternoon, the Newman men's soccer team hosted Harding University in a Great American Conference matchup.  The Jets were in for a battle from the get go, after giving up an early goal just five minutes in. Newman would give up two goals in the first half. In the 51st minute, Rafael Alkmim would score with a great assist from Ed Jabbari but that would be all Newman would be able to get this afternoon.

Key Sequence

In the 51^st minute, Rafael Alkmim would score the Jets only goal for the match with a great assist by Ed Jabbari.

Scoring Plays

5' – Christian Ramos(HU), Jeremy Nwonumah

29' – Jeremy Nwonumah (HU), unassisted

51' – Rafael Alkmim, Ed Jabbari

79' – Christian Ramos (HU), unassisted

How it Happened

Both teams played pretty evenly with the Jets having 13(5) shots compared to Harding 9(5). Unfortunately for the Jets, Harding was able to execute their 5 shots on goal with 3 goals.  In the 5th minute of action, Christian Ramos was able to beat Chase Bowman to get the scoring started.  With a defensive battle for most of the first half, it wasn't until the 29th minute when another goal was scored by Jeremy Nwonumah of Harding.  In the second half, the Jets would fight back as Rafael Alkmim beat Carlos Calderon to cut the deficit to 2-1 Harding in the 51st minute of action. The crushing blow to the match for the Jets was in the 79th minute when Christian Ramos scored again to make the lead 3-1 Harding.

What's Next

The Jets will look to rebound from this game as they will face another tough opponent in Fort Hays State at home on Saturday November 2nd at 2:00 P.M.