Hanover, IN - The men's soccer team advances to 6-0 in the HCAC with a 3-0 win over the Manchester University Spartans. Now 11-3-2 overall, the Panthers are on a nine game winning streak against their last nine NCAA DIII opponents (conference and non-conference opponents).
HC dominated the Spartans and overwhelmed them with suffocating offensive pressure all afternoon. Hanover took twenty-one total shots and allowed zero; the Spartans managed eight saves, but the Panthers netted three goals on their eleven shots on frame. The Panthers also took nine attempts from the corners and drew twelve fouls through the course of ninety minutes.
Hanover took the contest 3-0 and now stands tied for first in the HCAC along side undefeated conference rival, Transylvania University. Sophomore
Andrew Pavlisko, freshman midfielder
Kunal Chawla, and junior midfielder
Miles McMillen were the three legs who buried goals today for HC.
Junior defender
Andrew Beck was the spark to ignite, assisting sophomore forward
Andrew Pavlisko on goal number one, and Pavlisko was final assist of the day assisting McMillen's goal, putting the third nail in the coffin.
Senior goalkeeper
Rodrigo Gutierrez Olvera Gonzalez saw eighty-five minutes of action today, with a light emphasis on "action".Â
Hanover looks to defend home field once again, Wednesday October 22nd, against Transylvania University. This highly-anticipated match-up will ultimately decide who ends up as the number one overall seed in the HCAC come tournament time; The Panthers and the Pioneers are both 6-0 in HCAC play, and share nearly similar overall records of 11-3-2 (HC) and 10-2-2 (TU).
Kick-off is set for 3:30PM EST in the Hanover College Soccer Complex.