Sower sports roundup, September 21

By Maddy Peters, Sports Editor

If you missed Concordia University Nebraska sports this weekend, here is what happened.

Concordia cross country finished its second meet of the season with the Greeno/Dirksen Invite in Lincoln Sept. 21. The women placed 16th overall and were led by junior Hannah Beintema who ran a 19:48.1 in the 5k and placed 74th overall. The men were 12th overall and led by freshman Vaughn Hendrickson who placed 31st in the 8k with a time of 25:51.3. The team does not compete again till October with the Briar Cliff University Invite on the Five.

Concordia women’s soccer took to the pitch again to face the Dordt University Defenders after a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Northwestern College in the Great Plains Athletic Conference season opener. The team would face heartbreak again with a 3-2 loss that almost ended in a tie if not for a Defender goal with two seconds to go. Senior Katelyn Smith scored the first goal for the Bulldogs in the 79th minute and junior Kierstynn Garner would tie the game up 10 minutes later.

Senior Angela Banks was the goalie for the majority of the game playing 65 minutes. She had two saves and two goals allowed. Freshman Aliya Vidro made her college debut as goalie and played the remainder of the game. She had no saves and one goal allowed. The team is now 3-4-1 overall and 0-2 in the GPAC.

Concordia men’s soccer, meanwhile, finished their game against Dordt with a 1-1 tie. Sophomore Michael Wyvill scored the lone goal for the Bulldogs in the 35th minute with an assist from senior D’Andre Williams. Junior Nolan Fuelberth was the goalie for the game with two saves and one goal allowed. The team is now 2-2-5 overall and 1-0-1 in the GPAC. Both teams play on Sept. 28 for homecoming against Hastings College. The women begin at 5:30 p.m. and the men begin at 8 p.m. in Bulldog Stadium.