The Thunder men's soccer team was back in action on Monday as the Ecclesia College Royals came to town. After falling behind 3-0 after 45 minutes, the Thunder could not overcome Ecclesia ultimately falling, 6-1. The lone goal was by sophomore, Khamani Matallah, and it was assisted by freshman, Steven Byrd. The Thunder fall to 2-6-0 with the loss.

The Sons of Thunder have a quick turnaround as they host the #10 ranked Randall University Saints tomorrow at 3:00 PM at Frank Anneberg Park.

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In a hot and humid afternoon at Frank Anneberg Park, the Thunder men's soccer team was ousted by NCCAA Central Region rival, the Kansas Christian College Falcons, 1-0. The Falcons would score on a first half penalty kick and the Thunder could not answer. With the loss, the Thunder fall to 2-5-0 overall and 1-3-0 in NCCAA Central Region play.

The Sons of Thunder will continue their stretch of home matches with a non-conference and non-region match against the Ecclesia College Royals, on Monday, September 23rd at 3:00 PM at Frank Anneberg Park.

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The Thunder men's soccer team took a trip to the state of Missouri to play two matches and came back 1-1. On Friday, the Thunder traveled to Moberly, Missouri to take on Midwest Christian College Conference foe, Central Christian College of the Bible. The Thunder would defeat the Saints, 1-0, to pick up their first MCCC win of the season. With the win, the Thunder move to 1-1-0 in conference play.

On Saturday, the Thunder traveled east to Hannibal, Missouri to battle with the Hannibal-LaGrange Trojans. Falling behind 3-0 in the first half, the Thunder could not build any momentum and would ultimately fall to the Trojans, 4-0. Khamani Matallah had two shots on goal, while Hagan Dyer and Jacob Bencze split time in goal and each had three saves.

The Sons of Thunder will start a string of nine straight home matches with a match against NCCAA Central Region rival, the Kansas Christian College Falcons, on Saturday, September 21st at 1:00 PM at Frank Anneberg Park.

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In the second match of a back-to-back, the Thunder men's soccer team could not overcome the Mission University Patriots on Saturday afternoon dropping the match, 5-1. The Thunder would fall behind 3-0, before a goal in the 78th minute by Ty Dittbrenner to pull within two. Two more goals by the Patriots sealed the win. The Patriots outshot the Thunder, 20-11 and were outshot on goal, 12-7. Freshman, Jacob Bencze got his first career start in goal and recorded seven saves. The Thunder drop to 1-3-0 on the season.

The Sons of Thunder will play their second Midwest Christian College Conference road match on Friday, September 13th against the Central Christian College of the Bible Saints at 4:00 PM in Moberly, MO.

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The Thunder men's soccer team had the opportunity to start off the double header in Kansas City, Missouri this morning against the Spurgeon College Knights. The Thunder jumped out to a 2-0 lead at the half, but would give up 3 goals in the second to fall to the Knights, 3-2. This NCCAA Central Region defeat moves the Thunder to 1-2-0 overall.

The Sons of Thunder have a quick turnaround as they travel to Springfield, Missouri tomorrow to take on the Mission University Patriots at 1:00 PM at Allison Sports Town.

The afternoon match of the double header gave our Thunder women's soccer team its first win of the season, a 2-1 victory over the Spurgeon College Knights. This win was the first for the Thunder women's team since the 2020 season, when they defeated Arlington Baptist, 3-1. This NCCAA Central Region win provides great momentum for the second half of the season.

The Thunder will have 13 days before their next match. They will travel to Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa to face the Beavers on Thursday, September 19th at 2:00 PM at J. Leslie Rollins Stadium & Peterson Field.

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The men's soccer team traveled over to Haviland for their Midwest Christian College Conference opener against the Barclay College Bears and fell short, 3-1. After falling behind 3-0, the Thunder scored a late goal, but could not overcome the early deficit. The Thunder start MCCC play 0-1-0. Their next conference match will be on Friday, September 16th at Central Christian College of the Bible.

The Sons of Thunder will have a week before traveling to Missouri to face the Spurgeon College Knights on Friday, September 6th at 11:00 AM at Central Bank Sporting Complex in Kansas City, MO.

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Only one match into the 2024 season, the Thunder men's soccer team will be starting Midwest Christian College Conference play on Friday when they travel to Haviland, Kansas to take on the Barclay College Bears. The Thunder face the Bears for the first time since 2022 where they defeated Barclay in the finale of that season, 3-2, and in the quarterfinal of the MCCC Tournament, 11-0. A seven game conference slate is scheduled for the Thunder.

Head coach Joe Lopez is ready to take on all conference foes this season, "We love to see that the MCCC has more teams this season and we are ready to compete with all of them. We have fallen in the conference tournament championship the past two seasons and we hope to get over that hump."

The Thunder had their most recent match against Union Adventist University suspended due to inclement weather at the 24 minute mark in the first half with the score tied 1-1. The home opening victory over Mount Marty University was the first over an NAIA opponent since 2015 as they look to continue building momentum from that win into conference play.

The Sons of Thunder finished 2nd in the MCCC last season with a 3-3-0 record behind Faith Baptist Bible College and fell to the Eagles in the Conference Tournament Championship on penalty kicks.

Friday's match will kickoff at 4:00 PM at Barclay College.

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