Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College men's soccer team dropped a non-conference game against Ohio Northern University by a score of 3-1 on Shults Field.
 
In a scoreless first half, the Yeomen had several scoring opportunities despite being out shot 12-6. Junior Brian James had a one-on-one opportunity with the keeper in the 14^th minute that went wide and senior Timothy Williams got off a shot from close range off a nice feed from junior Trenton Bulucea in the 32^nd minute that sailed high.
 
The Polar Bears had two great chances to score in the 22^nd minute with the Oberlin keeper out of the net, but two great saves by sophomore Jake Crim and senior defender Matthew Bach-Lombardo kept the game scoreless through 45 minutes of play.
 
Two minutes into the second half, the Yeomen finally broke through. Senior Timothy Williams found freshman Michael Candelori up field who sent a cross to senior defender Jesse Lauritsen who tapped in the easy goal near the far post.
 
Ohio Northern would answer right back and scored three unanswered goals to close out the game.
 
Oberlin College falls to 3-2-1 and Ohio Northern goes to 4-2-1 on the year.
 
The Yeomen look to rebound in game two of its three-game homestand on Wednesday night when they host Baldwin Wallace University in a non-conference game on Shults Field starting at 7 p.m. Fan's can follow the action on goyeo.com/stream