HENDERSON — Freed-Hardeman University's men's soccer team hoped to send seniors Tyler Burns, Avery Flener, Joshua Kuykendall, Thabo Mahlaha, Andres Martinez, Jorge Martinez, Javier Maruri, Tiro Nong, Julien Rouyer, and Paolo Sparks. The Lions were unable to after falling the No. 5 Lindsey Wilson University Blue Raiders 4-1.

An evenly-matched first half saw both the Lions (10-6-1, 1-5-0 MSC) and the Blue Raiders fire off eight shots. After Mahlaha had back-to-back shots on goal, one of the eight shots in the half for LWU was a penalty kick at 10:35 that was successful to take a 1-0 lead. 

Lindsey Wilson (11-2-1, 4-2-0 MSC) struck quickly in the second frame with a goal at 52:38. Sparks and Nong would force the LWU keeper to make saves before the Blue Raiders added another goal in the 63rd minute. Mahlaha would sky a long pass that drew the keeper from his net where Samuel Segabago was able to chip in the lone FHU goal at 81:09.

FHU out-shot LWU 18-14 in the loss. Read Full Article