McKenzie
CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix played Berry (Ga.) to a scoreless draw after two overtimes in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) action. The Warriors, who celebrated Senior Day with Sunday being their final home game of the regular season, are unbeaten (1-0-1) in their last two games at Warrior Soccer Field against the Vikings.
Hendrix (2-6-2, 1-2-1 SAA) has earned at least one point in two of its last three home games.
"I am very proud of the team to rebound from a poor performance on Friday [against Oglethorpe (Ga.)]," Hendrix head coah
Matt Kern said. "Berry is the defending SAA Tournament champion, and I thought our guys showed a lot of competitive maturity today. Either team could have won the match, but a draw is a fair result. 'Man of the Match' to
Zack Roberts for anchoring the defensive effort."
The Vikings' Nathan Carlson threatened to break the tie in the 94th minute on a penalty kick, but his shot hit off the crossbar.
Jake Nelson ended with three shots, all on frame, for the Warriors. Roberts,
Eli Brizendine and
Will Kelton each had two shots.
Manu Murga made the start between the pipes for the Orange and Black and recorded three saves before giving way at halftime to
James Leone (2-5-1), who registered four saves in 65 minutes.
Carlson and Tracy Moon each had three shots. All of Moon's were on goal.
Jose Palacios (6-3-2) made six saves in 110 minutes in net for Berry (7-3-2, 1-1-2 SAA).
Each team totaled 14 shots.
Prior to the match, Brizendine,
Patrick Dellinger,
Jackson Goodwin and
Cole Bolen were honored as part of Senior Day festivities.
Hendrix begins a three-game road trip in league play, starting Friday at Sewanee (Tenn.). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT.