After a tough start to the season last weekend at Central Christian College the men's soccer team found themselves in the win column after going 1-1 on their trip to the metroplex. Thursday evening the Thunder traveled to Southwestern Adventist University for a region matchup with the Knights. The evening turned out to be a memorable one as MCC jumped all over SAU leading 3-0 at the halftime break. The second half onslaught was more of the same as the Thunder piled on two more goals to take home a 5-0 win and the 397th in the career of Coach Rick Wright. 

Friday's tune was more of a somber one as the Thunder traveled back north to Dallas to take on NCCAA DI opponent, Dallas Christian College in a 1:00 pm start. The Thunder would statistically dominate the match as they took 23 shots with 13 on goal compared to the 12 and 8 that the Crusaders would take. Possession favored the Thunder, however, they were only able to find the back of the net once on a goal from Ethan Hill in the 74'. Dallas would score three times on well timed attacks to take the victory 3-1. 

"I'm proud of the progress we saw this weekend. The win on Thursday night was what the team needed and we would have liked to take the Friday match, but it just wasn't in the cards," stated Coach Wright. 

MCC will be back to it on Tuesday night as they travel to Leavenworth, KS to take on the Spires from the University of St.Mary. 

Hall of Fame coach Dr. Rick Wright and the men's soccer team kick off the 2021 campaign this Saturday as they travel to McPherson to take on the Tigers of Central Christian College. Coach Wright enters his 31st season with an overall record of 396-122-11. A brand new member of the NCCAA Hall of Fame, Wright and his squad will be gunning with national tournament aspirations. 

"We were frustrated with the COVID situation at the end of last season that kept us from the national tournament. We have returners and new guys in. We're hoping to play in Florida in November," Wright said. 

Part of the excitement of the year is the return of seniors Angel Vasquez and Corey Bates, the two leading scorers from a year ago. Along with Vasquez and Bates the Thunder bring in a recruiting class of 20 guys from various parts of the country.

"Our recruiting class is something that we're proud of. We believe we have a good group of men that will compete for 90 minutes each time out," stated Wright. 

Along with the excitement of the year comes the celebration of Coach Wright's illustrious career. After almost 400 wins and three national titles Coach Wright will be hanging it up at seasons end. 

"I'm thankful for Coach Wright and his influence on this program. His accomplishments speak for themselves, but he's modeled leadership for over 30 years and we will miss him in future seasons," said Jordan Strom, Director of Athletics. 

The Thunder kick off the season at Central Christian on 8/28 at 8:00 pm.