KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Kalamazoo College men's soccer team played at MacKenzie Field for the second straight day against Aquinas on Wednesday (Sept. 6). In a game that saw 32 total fouls and six yellow cards handed out, the Saints came out victorious over the Hornets 2-0.
Kalamazoo inserted Jeremiah Heath back into the starting lineup with Gavin Houtkooper, Colin Halloran, Shun Yonehara, Aidan Gillig, Michele Alia, Paul Kearis, Henry Plumstead, Emilio Romo, Chad Ewing, and Jake Lynett.
The two goals by Aquinas both came off the foot of Ricardo Rittersberger, with the first being a penalty kick after a Kalamazoo handball in the box during the 27th minute. Rittersberger then took a short cross by Mason Sills and redirected it to the back post in the 52nd minute. Out of the nine shots the Hornets took, only two had a chance at scoring compared to Aquinas' 17 total shots and 13 on net. Houtkooper finished the night with his first career double-digit save effort with 11.
Aquinas held advantages in shots (17-9), while Kalamazoo had more corner kicks (9-3) and saves (11-2) with both teams committing 16 fouls each.
Kalamazoo will be back in action on Saturday (Sept. 9) at MacKenzie Field for a matchup against North Park, beginning at 7 p.m.