On Friday 10/17 the Soccer Hawks and the Missouri S & T Miners (Rolla) played to a 0-0 tie through the full 90 minutes of regulation plus 20 minutes of overtime. Although it was a scoreless match there was plenty on great soccer played by both teams along with great intensity and effort. Each team played all out going for a win and both had several very good scoring chances, though none materialized. Hawk keeper Kyle Dillman made a couple excellent saves to preserve his “clean sheet”. A win at Rolla would have been a more beneficial result. However, the tie still keeps the Hawks in the hunt for a GLVC post season opportunity.
Sunday, 10/19 produced a great 2-0 win for the QU kickers over a very good Drury team. Playing against a real strong wind in their face during the first half the Hawks strung a lot of nice short passes along the ground and did a very good job of possessing the ball and controlling the tempo of the play. Their patience and possession paid of big dividends at the end of the half as they hit for two quick goals just before the half-time whistle. Greg Schaeffer got the first (and eventual winning) goal on a nice cross field ground pass from the left on a nifty feed from Abe Dirnberger during a Hawk counter attack breakaway. QU’s second tally just a couple minutes later came off a header by Jack Wedemeier on a terrific curling cross from the right wing sent in by Jayme Groark. The second half, though scoreless, was packed with action as Drury desperately clawed away trying to get themselves back into the match. However, the Hawks held strong and did all the necessary things to play out the game and secure the win.
Currently, the Hawks are 9-5-1 and. Their 4-5-1 record in the very competitive 13-team GLVC has them tied for 7th place with two home games left to play, Friday (10/24) against the League’s number one team, Rockhurst, at 5 PM at North Campus Field, and on Sunday (10/26) at Noon against long-time rival UMSL, again at North Campus Field. Good results in these two matches might earn a coveted play-off berth.
Sunday, 10/19 produced a great 2-0 win for the QU kickers over a very good Drury team. Playing against a real strong wind in their face during the first half the Hawks strung a lot of nice short passes along the ground and did a very good job of possessing the ball and controlling the tempo of the play. Their patience and possession paid of big dividends at the end of the half as they hit for two quick goals just before the half-time whistle. Greg Schaeffer got the first (and eventual winning) goal on a nice cross field ground pass from the left on a nifty feed from Abe Dirnberger during a Hawk counter attack breakaway. QU’s second tally just a couple minutes later came off a header by Jack Wedemeier on a terrific curling cross from the right wing sent in by Jayme Groark. The second half, though scoreless, was packed with action as Drury desperately clawed away trying to get themselves back into the match. However, the Hawks held strong and did all the necessary things to play out the game and secure the win.
Currently, the Hawks are 9-5-1 and. Their 4-5-1 record in the very competitive 13-team GLVC has them tied for 7th place with two home games left to play, Friday (10/24) against the League’s number one team, Rockhurst, at 5 PM at North Campus Field, and on Sunday (10/26) at Noon against long-time rival UMSL, again at North Campus Field. Good results in these two matches might earn a coveted play-off berth.
GO HAWKS!
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