Oct. 18, 2006

Bulldogs beaten by Comet hat trick

ADRIAN, Mich.—The Adrian College men’s soccer team fell 3-1 to the Olivet Comets on Wednesday night at the Performance Stadium.

Josh VanWagner registered a hat trick for the Comets, scoring right before halftime, unassisted, then three minutes into the second half off of a Andrew Evans assist. He closed out the OC scoring on a penalty kick in the 63rd minute.

Nate Bauer put Adrian on the board with five minutes remaining, scoring unassisted from 25 yards out. Ryan O’Keefe had eight saves for AC, while Justyn Bensett had two shots on goal.

The Bulldogs were out shot 15-7 and had three corner kicks to Olivet’s five.

Adrian is now 2-10-2 overall and 2-5-2 in the MIAA. Olivet is 4-10 overall and 4-5 in league play.

The Bulldogs will travel to Alma on Saturday for a 2 p.m. game with the Scots.