Men's Soccer Rebounds in Second Half for 3-1 Win

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SEARCY, Ark. - - Three second half goals – one apiece for Andy Chapman, Felix Bruner and Tony Luedecke – gave the Truman men's soccer team a 3-1 MIAA win at Harding on Sunday afternoon.

The Bulldogs (5-3-1, 3-1-1 MIAA) fell behind within the game's first 60 seconds, as Harding's Ryan Wilhelm scored an unassisted goal to put the Bison (4-5-1, 2-3 MIAA) ahead. After out-shooting HU 8-4 in the first half, the 'Dogs finally broke through in the second half when Chapman (St. Louis, Mo., Fort Zumwalt South) notched his team-high fifth goal of the season in the 66^th minute off a Will Hayes (Clayton, Mo., Clayton) assist.

Then, in the 78^th minute, freshman Felix Bruner (Quincy, Ill., Quincy) scored his first collegiate goal off the first of Charlie Backus' two assists of the day to give Truman a 2-1 win. Only four minutes later, Tony Luedecke (O'Fallon, Mo., John F. Kennedy) scored his third of the season with Backus (St. Louis, Mo., CBC) adding his MIAA-high seventh assist for an additional piece of insurance and a 3-1 Bulldog lead.

Truman out-shot Harding 19-8 overall, as the Bulldogs closed a six match road trip (five against MIAA schools) with a 4-1-1 overall mark. Drew Garrone (Chesterfield, Mo., Lafayette) entered in relief of Nick Wallner (St. Louis, Mo., SLU High) in the 65^th minute and earned the win in net.

The Bulldogs return to Kirksville for a 4:00 pm home non-conference match on Wednesday (Oct. 3) against Rockhurst (Mo.). The Hawks entered Sunday with a 6-1-2 overall record prior to a home match against Illinois-Springfield in Kansas City.

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