BEREA, Ky. – The Earlham College men's soccer team qualified for its first HCAC Postseason appearance since 2015 with a 3-2 win at Berea College on Tuesday afternoon.
Berea scored the first goal of the contest in the 24th minute of action, but the Quakers responded with a goal just two minutes later off the foot of
Levi Smith with an assist by
Rhoi Phulusa. Earlham added a second goal from
Mason Paul in the 34th minute to take the lead.
With Earlham leading 2-1 at halftime, Berea notched a goal in the 73rd minute. Just 10 seconds later, Phulusa scored the game-winning goal with help from
Dawa Nyendak.
Earlham outshot the Mountaineers 15-13, and had a 7-6 lead in shots on goal. Paul led the squad with four shots and three on goal.
Joshua Gandee collected four saves in goal.
The Quakers will move on to the HCAC Tournament as the No.5 seed, and will travel to Anderson University on Saturday for a rematch with the Ravens. Anderson won the regular-season matchup 1-0 in Matlack-Messer Stadium on October 3rd.
