Men’s season ends in heartbreak

This past Tuesday, the men’s soccer team fell in a heartbreaker of a soccer game as Manchester advanced to the HCAC Final on penalty kicks. The game was scoreless for 110 minutes of play with Manchester out-shooting Rose by a margin of 21-14. Senior Trey Buck left the Spartans without a goal on two saves.

After the regulation time and two over time periods, Rose was outscored 3-2 in the shootout period. After Rose missed the first two shots and Manchester had made their first two, hope was renewed when junior Trevor Miller made his shot and Manchester’s Elie Francois hit the right post. Following that, both Rose and Manchester made a shot but the shootout was decided when Rose missed their fifth attempt.

With the loss, the Engineers complete the season with a record of 12-6-2. The senior class of Trey Buck, Keegen Gumbs and Matt Trowbridge has led Rose-Hulman to a mark of 46-28-4 over the last four years, including a record of 39-14-4 over the last three seasons.