WICHITA, Kan. – On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the Newman Jets Men's Soccer team hosted the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm for Senior Day at Stryker Sports Complex. The Jets would be able to strike first in this contest, but Southern Nazarene would use a second half surge to defeat the Jets by a final score of 4-1.

Key Sequence

In the 22^nd minute, Luke Mills would beat the Crimson Storm goalkeeper to give the Jets and early 1-0 lead. 

Scoring Plays

22' – Luke Mills, assisted by Asa Moncivais (NU)
24' – Orlando Castro, assisted by Esteban Ramirez (SNU)
73' – Orlando Castro, assisted by Phillips Gomez (SNU)
81' – Angel Lopez, assisted by Esteban Ramirez (SNU)
89' – Eric Romero, unassisted (SNU)

How It Happened

The Jets would be outshot by the Crimson Storm 15-3 in this match and 9-2 with shots on goal.  The scoring began in the 22^nd minute, when Luke Mills beat the Crimson Storm goal keeper to give the Jets the 1-0 lead.  Southern Nazarene would respond a couple minutes later when Orlando Castro beat Jean Claude Consol to tie the game 1-1 heading into halftime.  The match would remain 1-1 until the 73^rd minute when Orlando Castro beat Consol in the back of the net for his second goal of the game.  Southern Nazarene would add to their lead in the 81^st minute when Angel Lopez scored in the bottom right of the goal to give the Crimson Storm a 3-1 lead.  The Crimson Storm would add the crushing blow to the match in the 89^th minute when Eric Romero scored to give Southern Nazarene a 4-1 lead that would be enough as Southern Nazarene would spoil Newman's Senior Day with a 4-1 win over the Jets.

What's Next

The Jets will be back in action on March, 31^st  as they travel to take on Friends University with kick-off scheduled for 7:00 PM.