Recap: Thunder Men's Soccer Concludes Season at MCCC Tournament
The Thunder men's soccer team would be competing for the final time of the 2026 season at the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament. The 2026 tournament was hosted by Emmaus University in Dubuque, Iowa. The Thunder would be in the consolation side of the bracket as the #5 seed and would play the host, the #6 seed, the Emmaus University Eagles. The Thunder and Eagles met once during the regular season, also in Dubuque, and would win the match, 5-4. On Friday morning, the Thunder would be in a tight match with the Eagles as it would be 1-0 after 45 minutes. Unfortunately, the Thunder would be held scoreless in the second half and would ultimately fall, 1-0. Sophomore, Chase Powell would record 11 saves in goal.
The Thunder would get a chance to play one more match on Saturday morning against the #4 seed Central Bible University Saints. The Thunder and Saints met once in the regular season in Manhattan where the Saints would win, 3-0. On Saturday, the Thunder would hold the Saints scoreless for almost 80 minutes before the Saints scored a late goal and they would hold on to win the match, 1-0. Powell would have another stellar day in goal recording 12 saves. The Sons of Thunder finish the season with a 1-13-2 record.
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