Box Score

ANGOLA, Ind. - - The Adrian Men's Soccer Team closed out the regular season with a 1-0 win at Trine University Tuesday afternoon. 
 
During the first half, the Bulldogs had one shot on net before Sophomore Dante Perri subbed in for the Bulldogs during the 20:51 mark. Within ten minutes, The Bulldogs had doubled their shot output. At the 28:56 mark, Perri had netted his first goal of the season and the third of his career. Including Perri's goal, the Bulldogs concluded the first half with four shots, three of them on net. The Bulldog's would end the game with five shots, with four on net. 

Sophomore Jackson Vacca would lead the Bulldog's defense and record his seventh first-half shutout of the season after facing four shots during the first 45 minutes of play. Vacca ultimately completed his third shutout of the year with seven saves on the night. 

After the match, Senior captain's Justin Sarka and Colin O'Neil and touched on their careers and the season as a whole for the program. 

"The season was a hard fought one with its fair share of ups and downs, but every man on this team continued to show up in training and give it their all." said Sarka.  "I couldn't ask for a better last game with this program and this group of guys. I'm proud of the way this team stood together throughout the course of the season and finished things together", said Sarka. 

Colin O'Neil reflected on the match stating, "Beating Trine in our last game of the season was a great win for the team and a great sendoff for us seniors. It was a pleasure to be able to continue my athletic career at Adrian and I will always look back on the memories I have created. Go Bulldogs!", said O'Neil.

Head Coach Mike Hatfield reflected on this past season noting a massive season of growth was made from the start of the season to the finish: 

"We are extremely young and growing and these seniors took on that role as leaders and have been helping these sophomores and freshman get up to speed.", said Coach Hatfield.

The Bulldog's closed out the season on a high note ending the year with a win and a tie in their final two games. The Bulldog's had previously not gone two games without a loss since October 22-26, 2019, when they defeated Trine 3-1 and Alma 2-0.  

"We have 29 players and 22 are freshman and sophomores, so we have ups and downs. But the way we finished the MIAA season, we closed huge gaps in play, possession, scoring chances and overall scores of games. To finish the season with a conference win vs Trine, that was a gift the rest of team and staff wanted to give those seniors for the appreciation for everything they done for us! You will be missed, but never too far to come back and see us at The Dock! Once a Soccer Dawg, always a Soccer Dawg! Thank You!", said Coach Hatfield.