MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma – The Northern Oklahoma College Men’s Soccer Team suffered their first loss of the season Sunday at Rose State 2-1 in overtime.
The women’s team also lost 4-1.
The Maverick men are 5-1 on the year, 4-1 in conference while the women are 4-3 on the season, 4-3 in conference play.
Rose 2, Mavs 1 (OT)
NOC scored the first goal of the game when Damorney Hutchinson scored on an assist from Kareem Williams and NOC led 1-0. Rose then scored midway in the second half sending the game to overtime. Rose then scored on a penalty kick which they converted for the win.
“I was extremely disappointed in the loss, but I give credit to Rose State,” said coach Michael Duroy. “They have a good team. We just didn’t make enough plays when we could have to win the game. We had several chances to put the game away in the first half and we didn’t convert them. Things have come very easy for this team and today we were challenged. At times we didn’t respond very well. I know I could have done a better job of organizing us. I take full responsibility for the loss. We will learn from the loss and get better. We are still in first place in the conference with the second round of games starting Friday. It’s going to be exciting to see who can win the conference.”
Rose 4, Lady Mavs 1
After Rose State took a 1-0 lead, the Mavs tied the score on a Janet Moreno goal, assisted by Milica Bulatovic. It looked like the Mavs might get another goal or the game would end in a tie, but with eighteen
It looked like the Mavs might get another goal or the game would end in a tie, but with eighteen minutes on the clock the Raiders were able to score the winning goal. Rose State would add two more goals before the final whistle.
“The story is the same,” said coach Michael Duroy. “The girls are exhausted. The schedule of three games every five days is tough on a thin roster. Every team is going through the same thing so no one has an advantage. We just need to enjoy the experience as much as possible, because it’s going to be over soon. I really want to shift the focus of the coaching staff, me in particular, away from results and more to the ...
