Mt. Mercy Women's Soccer

Bean helps Mustangs kick Graceland

Thomas Bean scored two goals Saturday to help the Mount Mercy men's  soccer team blank Graceland, 4-0, in a Heart of America Conference  match at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

Oguzhan Bozkan and Nolan Armstrong also scored for the Mustangs. Kevin  Kastl, Jonathan Scholes and Nabil Abugattas had assists.

Matias da Fonseca made three saves for the shutout.

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Mount Mercy pinned by Penn

OSKALOOSA - The Mount Mercy men's and women's soccer teams were  trimmed by William Penn in Heart of America Conference matches in  Oskaloosa Wednesday.

The Mount Mercy women were denied, 3-2, when William Penn scored the  game-winning goal in the 89th minute of regulation.

The Mount Mercy men fell, 2-1, after taking an early 1-0 lead in the  eighth minute.

Andrea Lopez scored for the Mount Mercy women with an assist from  Carly Walker in the 28th minute to tie their match, 1-1. William Penn  took a 2-1 lead in the 50th minute, but Holli Jones countered for the  Mustangs with an assist from Lopez to square the match at 2-2 less  than a minute later.

The women's game stayed tied for another 38 minutes before Penn prevailed.

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Mustangs battle for 1-1 draw in 2 OTs

BENEDICTINE, Kan. - The Mount Mercy and Benedictine men's soccer teams  battled for as long as they could under NAIA rules, but it was not  long enough to determine a winner.

Mount Mercy and Benedictine fought to a 1-1 tie in double-overtime  Saturday in a Heart of America Conference marathon in Kansas.

Mount Mercy took a 1-0 lead in the 67th minute of the second half on a  goal by Rafael Passanha on an assist from Nikola Petrovic. Benedictine  countered in the 72nd minute on a goal by Girma Kassa and nobody  scored again in regulation, the first overtime or second OT.

The result left the Mustangs at 6-3-2 overall and 3-1-1 in the  conference. Benedictine is 5-5-2 overall and 1-3-1 in the league.

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No. 1 NAIA team boots Mustangs

The Mount Mercy men's and women's soccer teams had a tough time  Saturday against Central Methodist, which has one of the premier NAIA soccer programs in the country.

The Central Methodist men, who are ranked No. 1 in the nation, blanked  the Mustangs 2-0 and allowed only one shot on goal.

The Central Methodist women, who are ranked No. 20, stuffed the  Mustangs 4-0 and did not allow a single shot on goal.

The Mount Mercy men fell to 6-3-1 overall and 3-1 in the Heart of America Conference. Central Methodist raised its records to 10-1 overall and 4-0 in the league.

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