TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Manchester (7-9-1, 3-5-1) lost to Rose-Hulman (8-6-4, 6-2-1) 3-0 on Tuesday. Manchester was held to eight shots and three on goal, while Rose-Hulman finished with 19 shots and 11 on goal.
Manchester had its early chances while the match was scoreless, putting together a 13-minute stretch with four shots but no finish. Manchester also had to defend through multiple Rose-Hulman pushes in the first half, withstanding one sequence that included four shots and two corners and another that included four shots and a corner without conceding during either stretch. After Rose-Hulman carried a 2-0 advantage into a second-half stretch, Manchester played through a run of four fouls without being shown a card.
Rose-Hulman finished with a 19-8 advantage in shots and put 11 attempts on goal to Manchester's three.
Will Martin played the full 90 minutes in goal for Manchester and made six saves. Manchester's shots on goal came from
Aiden Bryant,
Zane Parson and
Grant Gerber, while
Axel Bonilla finished with two total shots.
Manchester kept Rose-Hulman off the board for more than 33 minutes, with Martin making key stops before Rose-Hulman scored at 33:28 to put the home team ahead 1-0. Earlier, Martin denied Rose-Hulman twice in the opening minutes, and Manchester answered with pressure that included shots by Bryant,
Noah Junchaya, Bonilla and Gerber between 11:23 and 24:15, with Bryant and Gerber forcing saves. Rose-Hulman pushed again midway through the half, but Manchester held through multiple shots, a corner kick and two more Martin saves before the first goal. Manchester earned a corner shortly after falling behind and got a late shot from
Jack Barnes, but Rose-Hulman added another goal at 43:00, sending Manchester into halftime down 2-0.
Manchester kept Rose-Hulman from adding on for much of the second half, with Martin making a save in the 53rd minute and Manchester also getting team saves in the 61st and 75th minutes. The Spartans earned a corner kick in the 64th minute and played through a physical stretch from 66:05 to 69:50 that included three Manchester fouls and one by Rose-Hulman, but no cards.
Ethan Ludlow sent a shot high in the 72nd minute before Rose-Hulman answered at 73:30 to make it 3-0. Manchester continued to look for a response late, and Parson put a shot on goal with two seconds left as Rose-Hulman finished off the 3-0 result.
Martin recorded six saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal. Bonilla led Manchester with two shots.
Manchester moves to 7-9-1 overall and 3-5-1 in conference play.
Manchester heads back to Terre Haute on Saturday, October 31 to take on Rose-Hulman in the opening round of the HCAC Tournament, 4:00 p.m. start.
