BETHANY, Okla. – Before Harding might settle into rhythm on Saturday afternoon, Southern Nazarene had already put the Bisons in chase mode—and regardless of flashes of resilience, the uphill climb proved too steep.
Harding scored as soon as in every half and noticed two substitutes discover the again of the online, but Southern Nazarene’s effectivity in entrance of aim powered the Crimson Storm to a 4–2 victory at Wanda Rhodes Soccer Complex.
Southern Nazarene (5-5-2, 3-3-1 GAC) struck first in the twenty first minute when Pedro Arbizu scored unassisted. Just six minutes later, Diego Zamora doubled the lead off an help from Bekir Lekic.
Harding responded with power and depth. After a wave of substitutions in the twenty fifth minute, the Bisons broke by means of in the thirty fourth. Junior Reik Barrack arrange Romario Castro, who buried his first aim of the season to chop the deficit to 2–1.
The momentum carried into halftime, but the Crimson Storm capitalized once more early in the second half. In the 51st minute, Baptiste Auvray scored off one other Lekic help to revive the two-goal cushion. Then in the sixty fifth, Zamora transformed a penalty kick to make it 4–1.
Still, Harding refused to fade. In the 73rd minute, Loveveer Kullar pounced on a free ball and scored unassisted—his second aim of the season—to convey the Bisons inside two.
Harding (2-9-2, 0-6-1 GAC) continued to push ahead, outshooting SNU 4–2 in the ultimate quarter-hour, but couldn’t full the comeback. The Bisons completed with 9 photographs to the Crimson Storm’s 12, whereas each goalkeepers—Rinner Stewart and Dillon Hart—mixed for 5 saves.
Barrack and Castro sparked the offense off the bench, combining for 3 of Harding’s 4 photographs on aim. Southern Nazarene proved scientific, scoring 4 instances on eight photographs on the right track.
Harding will look to bounce again at dwelling on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. when the Bisons face Northeastern St. at the Stevens Soccer Complex.