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UOlivet suffers 3-2 loss to Adrian in MIAA-opener

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UOlivet suffers 3-2 loss to Adrian in MIAA-opener
October 7, 2025

ADRIAN, Mich. – The University of Olivet men's soccer team began Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play with a 3-2 loss against Adrian College tonight inside the Sweebe Indoor Athletic Center.

THE BASICS

  • Final Score: Adrian 3, Olivet 2
  • Location: Sweebe Indoor Athletic Center; Adrian, Michigan
  • Records: Olivet 1-5-2 overall, 0-1-0 MIAA; Adrian 3-9-0 overall, 1-0-0 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Bulldogs led 1-0 at halftime behind a goal in the 10th minute.
  • Adrian added another goal in the fourth minute to take a 2-0 lead.
  • Olivet closed the gap to 2-1 on a goal by senior Jaden Cantu in the 58th minute. Senior Braden Abbott earned the assist.
  • The Comets leveled the score at 2-2 when senior Aidan Reynolds buried a penalty kick goal in the 66th minute.
  • The Bulldogs netted what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 72nd minute.

FOR THE COMETS

  • Olivet out-shot Adrian, 11-9. But both teams placed seven shots on goal.
  • Reynolds and freshman Marcel Jackson led the Comets with three shots apiece. All three of Reynolds' shots were on target, while only one was for Jackson.
  • Senior Carter Scheel had two shots.
  • Junior Nicholas Van Port Fleet played all 90 minutes in between the pipes and collected four saves.

UP NEXT

  • Olivet's next game is Saturday when it hosts Hope College at 3 p.m. The game is a part of a soccer doubleheader at the Cutler Athletic Complex, as the Comet women face Calvin University prior to the men's game at 12 p.m.