The Thunder men's soccer team will enter postseason play on Friday prepared for a push to capture a Midwest Christian College Conference and NCCAA Central Region title. The Thunder will be the #3 seed in the MCCC Tournament. The MCCC Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Barclay

#2 Emmaus

#3 Manhattan Christian

#4 Faith Baptist Bible

#5 Central Christian College of the Bible

#6 Ozark Christian

The MCCC Tournament will be hosted on the campus of Ozark Christian College. The Thunder will play the Emmaus University Eagles in the second semi-final on Friday, November 1st at 3:00 PM in Joplin, Missouri. The championship match will be on Saturday, November 2nd at 3:00 PM.

The NCCAA Central Region Tournament will be hosted by Spurgeon College in Kansas City, Missouri. The Central Region Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Barclay

#2 Kansas Christian

#3 Spurgeon

#4 Manhattan Christian

#5 Union Adventist

#6 Central Christian College of the Bible (did not qualify)

The Sons of Thunder will host the play-in game against the #5 seed Union Adventist at Frank Anneberg Park on Monday, November 4th at 3:00 PM. A win will put them in the semi-final where they will play the #1 seed Barclay at Central Bank Sporting Complex in Kansas City, Missouri at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 6th. The championship match will on Friday, November 8th at 2:00 PM.

Captains Lucas Kaneko, Khamani Matallah, and Chris Smith II had this to say about starting postseason play, "Our record does not reflect who our team really is. Day in day out we see the progress at practice and in the games it’s a glimpse of letting the game slip out of your mind, that’s when we get caught. We are ready to show what this team is really capable of, we are refocused and ready to go.”

Head coach Joe Lopez had similar words to echo his captains, "We’ve learned several lessons this season, it’s been a process. I like our mentality right now and believe we are clicking at the right time. This is a great group of guys and they’re fearless. We are bought in and know the standard we have for ourselves so now it’s just a matter of getting the job done.” 

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The Thunder men's soccer team would travel to Iowa to take on two Midwest Christian College Conference opponents to close out their regular season. On Friday, the Thunder would take on the Emmaus University Eagles and would tie 1-1. The Thunder outshot the Eagles 11-10 and had the advantage with shots on goal 5-4. Junior, Damien Cervantes would score the lone goal for the Thunder, while senior, Hagan Dyer would make three saves in goal.

On Saturday, the Thunder would travel southwest to play the Faith Baptist Bible Eagles in their regular season finale. After 90 minutes, the match would end in another 1-1 tie. The Thunder would outshoot the Eagles 21-13, but only outshoot them on goal 6-4. Junior, Chris Smith II would score the goal for the Thunder and it would be assist by sophomore, Khamani Matallah. With the two ties, the Thunder finish the regular season with a 4-9-4 overall record and a record of 2-1-2 in the MCCC.

The Sons of Thunder will compete in the MCCC Tournament on Friday, November 1st at Ozark Christian College against the #2 seed Emmaus University Eagles at 3:00 PM. More information on this tournament and the NCCAA Central Region Tournament will be released next week. 

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The Thunder men's soccer team went on the road to play their final NCCAA Central Region match against the Kansas Christian Falcons on Monday afternoon. The Thunder would lose a close match to the Falcons by a score of 1-0. The Falcons would score on an early first half PK and would hold the Thunder scoreless throughout the rest of the match. The Thunder drop to 4-9-2 overall and 2-5-2 in region play with the loss. The Thunder have clinched the #4 seed in the Central Region Tournament.

The Sons of Thunder will travel to Iowa to take on the #5 ranked, Emmaus University Eagles, and the Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles. The Thunder will be in Dubuque, Iowa on Friday, October 25th to take on Emmaus at 2:00 PM and in Ankeny, Iowa on Saturday, October 26th to take on Faith Baptist Bible at 4:00 PM.

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The Thunder men's soccer played their final home match of the season and dominated the Central Christian College of the Bible Saints in shutout fashion, 5-0. The Thunder would out shoot the Saints 20-2 and have 13 of those shots be on goal to the oppositions two. Junior, Chris Smith II would lead the offensive surge with a hat trick and an assist. Fellow junior, Lucas Kaneko would have a goal and an assist for the Thunder. The final scorer would be newcomer and sophomore, Dauntay King. Senior, goalkeeper, Hagan Dyer would get his third shutout of the season. With the shutout Midwest Christian College Conference victory, the Thunder move to 4-8-2 overall and 3-2-0 in the MCCC.

The Sons of Thunder will be on the road for their final three matches of the season starting with a NCCAA Central Region match against the Kansas Christian College Falcons on Monday, October 21st at 1:00 PM in Overland Park, Kansas.

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In a continuation match from August 27th, the Thunder men's soccer team would tie with the visitors from Union Adventist University, 3-3. The match would pick up as a 1-1 tie 15-minutes into the first half. The solo goal scored almost two months ago was by junior, Chris Smith II. This back and forth affair would see the Thunder fall behind twice before matching the Warriors with a goal of their own. The second goal of the afternoon came off of a beautiful free kick strike from 50 yards out by sophomore, Khamani Matallah and then the final goal would be scored off a handball penalty kick by Smith II for his second goal of the contest. With the tie in this NCCAA Central Region match, the Thunder move to 3-8-2 on the season and 1-4-2 in region play.

The Sons of Thunder have nine days before they play their final home game of the season on Friday, October 18th against Midwest Christian College Conference and Central Region opponent, the Central Christian College of the Bible Saints, at 7:00 PM at Frank Anneberg Park.

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The Thunder men's soccer team was back in action at Frank Anneberg Park where they would host a nationally ranked and Midwest Christian Conference foe in the Barclay College Bears. The Thunder fell behind early and suffered defeat from the #6 ranked Bears, 5-2, on Tuesday afternoon. The Bears would be up 3-0 before a penalty kick goal by junior, Lucas Kaneko would cut the lead down to two to end the first half. The Thunder would tack on a goal late in the second half off a free kick by sophomore, Khamani Matallah that was headed in by freshman, Zachary Burns. With the defeat, the Thunder fall to 3-8-1 overall and 2-2-0 in the MCCC.

The Sons of Thunder will resume a match tomorrow, October 9th against the Union Adventist University Warriors that was postposed on August 27th due to inclement weather. The match will resume with roughly 30 minutes remaining in the first half at 3:00 PM at Frank Anneberg Park.

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The Thunder men's soccer team would be under the lights for their Senior Night match up with the Dallas Christian College Crusaders. The Thunder fell behind early and could not make up ground and would fall to the Crusaders, 3-1. The lone goal by the Thunder would come off a penalty kick netted by junior, Chris Smith II. In the loss, the Thunder would honor two four year seniors, goalkeeper Hagan Dyer and middle fielder Andrew Davis. We are grateful for all the contributions Hagan and Andrew have made on and off the field and we are excited for their futures!

The Sons of Thunder will be back in action next week when they face the #6 ranked Barclay College Bears in a Midwest Christian College Conference contest on Tuesday, October 8th at 3:00 PM at Frank Anneberg Park.

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It was a double-header afternoon for the Thunder soccer teams as they took on the Spurgeon College Knights at Frank Anneberg Park. The men's soccer team would battle for 90 minutes before their match would end in a 1-1 tie. The Thunder fell to the Knights, 3-2, in Kansas City on September 6th. The #10 ranked Knights would strike first with a penalty kick goal, but the Thunder would respond with a penalty kick goal of their own by junior, Lucas Kaneko. With the tie, the Thunder move to 3-6-1 overall and 1-3-1 in NCCAA Central Region play.

The Sons of Thunder will be back at home on Friday, October 4th where they will host the Dallas Christian College Crusaders for Senior Night at 7:00 PM at Frank Anneberg Park. They will honor seniors, Hagan Dyer and Andrew Davis.

The Thunder women's soccer team would have the second game of the double-header where they would defeat the Knights for the second time this season by the same score of 2-1. Sophomore, Olivia VanDonge would lead the way for the Thunder with one goal and one assist, while junior, Bella Logsdon would score the second goal off the corner kick assist from VanDonge. The Thunder move to 2-4-0 on the season and finish NCCAA Central Region play 2-0-0.

The women's soccer team will have a 16 day gap between games as they will travel to Texas to take on the Arlington Baptist University Patriots on Thursday, October 17th at 3:00 PM at Gateway Park.

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The Thunder men's soccer team took on Midwest Christian College Conference rival, Ozark Christian, in a Saturday afternoon match where they would shut out the Ambassadors, 4-0, to get their second win in conference play. The Thunder were led by sophomore, Chris Smith II with two goals and one assist. His first goal would come off a penalty kick early in the first half. Junior, Josue Silverio and freshman, Steven Byrd would score one goal a piece for the Thunder to round off the scoring. Senior, Hagan Dyer and freshman, Jacob Bencze would combine for the shut out in goal. With the win, the Thunder are now 3-6-0 overall and 2-1-0 in the MCCC.

The Sons of Thunder will take on the #10 ranked Spurgeon College Knights in a NCCAA Central Region match on Tuesday, October 1st at 1:00 PM at Frank Anneberg Park. These two met in Kansas City, Missouri in early September where the Thunder would fall to the Knights, 3-2.

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