CONWAY, Ark. - Looking for its first conference win of the season, Hendrix took on a tough Rhodes team Saturday evening as part of Senior Day. After 45 minutes of action, the game was still scoreless. Rhodes struck for four goals in the second half en rout to a 4-0 victory over the Warriors in Conway Saturday evening. With the loss, the Warriors will obtain the No. 8 seed and will face No. 1 Oglethorpe in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Southern Athletic Association Men's Soccer Tournament next weekend in Atlanta, Ga. Four seniors were honored prior to the match beginning (
Daniel Sweeney,
Grant Gartner,
Ethan Brass,
Gordon Perrin).
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Rhodes 4, Hendrix 0
Records: Lynx 9-4-0, 5-2-0 SAA | Warriors 4-14-0, 0-7 SAA
Location: Warrior Soccer Field | Conway, Ark.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the opening 45 minutes of action, sophomore goalie
Josh Neuman carded a scoreless half against a SAA opponent; the first goalie to do so this season.
- Rhodes struck first in the 58th minute; also scored goals in the 63rd, 70th and 90th minutes en route to the 4-0 win over Hendrix.
- Neuman logged one save while freshman
Aaron Sahlmann carded three saves in the final 45 minutes of play.
- The Warriors recorded four shots altogether while Rhodes had 19.
- Hendrix obtained a corner kick while Rhodes received seven.
WHAT WAS SAID
"Really proud of our four seniors for a good effort on senior night. I thought our group did a good job of keeping Rhodes off the score sheet in the first half. They simply outplayed us in the second half with their off-the-ball movement, technique and speed. They are deserving of a No. 2 seed in the SAA tournament. We will prepare next week and try to upset an Oglethorpe team that I believe is a top five team in the country."
UP NEXT
Now that the Warriors' 2018 regular season is complete, Hendrix will travel east to Georgia to take on No. 1 Oglethorpe in the quarterfinals of the 2018 SAA Men's Soccer Championships. The match will be played Oct. 27 but a time has not been announced yet.
