Mount Marty University

LANCERS DROP ROAD CONFERENCE MATCH AT MORNINGSIDE

SIOUX CITY, IOWA — The Mount Marty University men's soccer team couldn't withstand a potent Morningside University attack on Saturday, falling 4–0 in Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) action at Elwood Olsen Stadium.

The Mustangs struck twice in each half to build a comfortable cushion, dropping the Lancers to 4–9–1 overall and 1–6–0 in GPAC play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• 23' (MOR 1, MMU 0) — Morningside broke through midway through the opening period when Gustavo Oeiras finished off a buildup from Javier Ruchelli and Marco Lanza to put the Mustangs ahead 1–0.

• 33' (MOR 2, MMU 0) — Ruchelli turned scorer ten minutes later, striking unassisted in the 33rd minute to double Morningside's lead before halftime.

• 46' (MOR 3, MMU 0) — The Mustangs capitalized immediately out of the break as Kyriacos Savva struck unassisted just 52 seconds into the second half to make it 3–0.

• 54' (MOR 4, MMU 0) — Maris Rombeck capped off the scoring in the 54th minute, converting a pass from Bennet Buchwald to secure the 4–0 win for the home side.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE Morningside controlled territorial play and created a 16–4 advantage in total shots (9–1 in shots on target). The Mustangs also held a 7–1 edge in corner kicks in a physical match that featured 26 combined fouls.

Goalkeeper Esteban Gomez went the distance for Mount Marty, turning aside five shots under heavy pressure across 90 minutes. Morningside split time in net between Josue Carrasco-Morales (one save in the first half) and Abdulkadir Jama (second half) to record the shared clean sheet.

LANCER LEADERS

• Findlay Green: Provided Mount Marty's lone shot on target on the afternoon.

• Taylor Leacock: Paced the Lancers with two shot attempts in the attacking third.

• Aidan Hart: Added a shot attempt while helping navigate defensive duties along the backline.

UP NEXT Mount Marty will look to reset as they prepare for their next GPAC conference test.