Soccer

Canal earns MCC All-Conference honors

By Joanne Green on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Huntington University freshman forward Todd Canal was named to the Mid-Central College Conference Second Team on Friday as voted on by the league's head coaches.

Canal, a Indianapolis native (Covenant Christian High School), led the Foresters offensively with nine goals and six assists... Read More...

HU ends season with heart-breaking lose

By Joanne Green on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

It was a season cut short as the 5th-seeded Forester women’s soccer team dropped a heart-breaking 2-1 decision to the 4th-seeded Knights of Marian University on Saturday afternoon in first round action of the MCC tournament.

With this loss, HU wraps up its 2011 season with an overall record of 10-6-3... Read More...

Cougars bring Foresters' season to end

By Joanne Green on Monday, October 24th, 2011

In a battle for the final spot in the conference tournament, it was the University of Saint Francis who came away with the 3-1 win over the Forester men’s soccer team to advance to postseason play.

Plenty of heart and soul but missed opportunities defined HU’s match against the Cougars on Saturday... Read More...

HU inches closer to a top four

By Joanne Green on Monday, October 24th, 2011

With the regular season coming to an end, the Forester women’s soccer team not only inched closer to solidifying a top four finish in the conference standings, they also made school history by notching the program’s first ten-win regular season with a 1-0 win over the University of Saint Francis on Saturday afternoon... Read More...

HU women's soccer drops to fourth

By Joanne Green on Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Playing under the lights in the cold and rain, the 13th-ranked Cougars of Spring Arbor University took it to the visiting Forester women’s soccer team 4-1 Wednesday night. With this loss, HU drops to fourth in the conference standings with a 3-2-2 MCC record.

The Cougars owned possession through much of the match and scored their first goal in the 21st minute... Read More...

RYS Results of 11-14 Soccer Tournament

By John Nelson on Thursday, October 20th, 2011

The double elimination tournament wrapped up the season for Roanoke Youth Sports’ 11-14 Soccer program.  The championship game featured a match-up between Automatic Door Controls and Frederick’s Photography.  Frederick’s Photography wore down Automatic Door Controls to win the game by a score of 4-1, but great plays were common and there were plenty of displays of good sportsmanship by both teams... Read More...

RYS Results of 8-10 Soccer Tournament

By John Nelson on Thursday, October 20th, 2011

The single elimination tournament wrapped up the season for Roanoke Youth Sports’ 8-10 Soccer program.  The championship game featured a tightly contested match between Sparks Trucking and Shear Techniques.  The game was well played with Sparks Trucking eventually winning.  The spirited match drew rousing cheers from both teams’ parents and supporters as the players and coaches displayed great enthusiasm and sportsmanship throughout the game... Read More...

RYS Results of 6-7 Soccer Tournament

By John Nelson on Thursday, October 20th, 2011

The single elimination tournament wrapped up the season for Roanoke Youth Sports’ 6-7 Soccer program.  The championship game was an exciting match-up between Nelsons’ Farm Produce and Bippus State Bank.  Bippus State Bank jumped out to an early lead, but Nelsons’ Farm Produce came back and eventually won the game... Read More...

Back-to-back PKs doom Foresters

By Joanne Green on Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Rain didn't stop the MCC battle between the Forester men's soccer team and Spring Arbor University as the Cougars came away with the 3-1 road win on Tuesday afternoon.

After an evenly matched first half in which neither team scored, Spring Arbor found an empty net eight minutes into the second period to take a 1-0 lead... Read More...

#18 Trojans blank Foresters

By Joanne Green on Monday, October 17th, 2011

The Huntington men’s soccer team traveled to Upland on Saturday where they fell prey to 18th-ranked Taylor University to the tune of 5-0.

Sitting atop the conference, the Trojans lived up to their ranking as they took control of the match from opening kick-off by scoring their first goal within the first ten minutes and then sprinkling four more throughout the afternoon to cruise to the 5-0 win... Read More...

MVNU hands HU first MCC loss of season

By Joanne Green on Monday, October 17th, 2011

The HU women’s soccer team suffered its first MCC loss of the season to the Cougars of Mount Vernon Nazarene University by a score of 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.

Playing without leading scorer Brittany Hartman, the Foresters struggled offensively and for only the third time this season, never found the back of the net... Read More...

Pilots grab 5-3 road win over HU

By Joanne Green on Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Up against a talented Bethel College squad, the Forester men’s soccer team scored three goals but it wouldn’t be enough as the Pilots found the back of the net five times to hand the Foresters their fourth MCC loss of the season.

It was a match of scoring frenzies as Bethel scored their first two goals within a four-minute span to take a 2-0 lead by the 15-minute mark... Read More...

HU outlasts Pilots 3-2 in double OT

By Joanne Green on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

After their last two matches ended in double overtime ties, the Forester women’s soccer team finally snapped the trend with a critical 3-2 double overtime win over the visiting Pilots of Bethel College Tuesday night.

The Foresters owned possession much of the match, outshooting the Pilots 33-11, but it was Bethel who struck first in the 23rd minute to take a 1-0 advantage... Read More...

Foresters end in 0-0 deadlock with IWU

By Joanne Green on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

For the second time in a week, the Forester women’s soccer team ended in a conference stalemate after two extra periods. This time it was a 0-0 ending against the Wildcats of Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday of HU’s homecoming festivities.

While it wasn’t exactly the outcome HU was looking for, it was the best result against an IWU team since the program started in 1997... Read More...

Knights grab 4-2 win under the lights

By Joanne Green on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Playing under the lights on Saturday night at Marian University, the Forester men’s soccer team dropped a 4-2 decision to the Knights to fall to 4-8-1 overall, 2-3 in conference play.

Things started off well for HU when Kyle Geiss beat his defender and the keeper on a ball sent in by Jake Essig in the 27th minute to give the Foresters an early but short-lived lead... Read More...