Southwestern Christian University men's soccer fell to John Brown University, 3-0, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, in Bethany, Oklahoma.
John Brown took control early, scoring twice in the opening 11 minutes. Gabriel Cabrera opened the scoring in the 7th minute with an assist from Ransford Okyere before Okyere added a goal of his own in the 12th minute to give the Golden Eagles a 2-0 advantage.
SCU had several opportunities to cut into the deficit before halftime. Charles Jones, Mauro Tomas, Jorge Landeras and Augustine Mateos each recorded first-half shots, while the Eagles also earned a corner kick. John Brown, however, carried its two-goal advantage into halftime.
The Eagles continued to battle in the second half, but John Brown's defense limited SCU to just two shots after the break. SCU goalkeeper Axel Tricot kept the Eagles within striking distance, recording five saves during the match.
John Brown added an insurance goal in the 85th minute when Jorge Cervantes found the back of the net off an assist from Constantin Bauer, extending the lead to 3-0.
SCU finished the match with six shots, including two on goal. Gabin Desplats and Alessio Purnelle recorded SCU's two shots on target. John Brown held a 12-6 advantage in total shots and earned four corner kicks compared to two for the Eagles.
Despite the result, SCU continued to compete through the final whistle, with Purnelle forcing a save from John Brown goalkeeper Juan Almanza in the final minute.
The loss moves SCU to 5-2-1 overall and 0-2-0 in conference play, while John Brown improves to 6-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 in conference play.
