September 1, 2024

Yellow Jacket comeback falls short at Olivet

Defiance College

0-5-0

Olivet (Mich.)

1-0-0

Final	1	2	T
Defiance College (0-5-0)	1	1	2
Olivet (Mich.) (1-0-0)	1	2	3

Scoring Summary

1st - 39:02 - Jack Stanoikovich (Defiance College)

1st - 40:15 - Aidan Reynolds (Olivet (Mich.))

2nd - 46:17 - Tyler Brooks (Olivet (Mich.))

2nd - 49:43 - Abraham Jimenez (Olivet (Mich.))

2nd - 70:45 - Anthony Tomaszewski (Defiance College)

Game Leaders

Defiance College

G: 2 Players (#6, #9) - 1

A: N/A

Sh: 2 Players (#6, #9) - 3

Sv: Zach Canterbury - 5

Olivet (Mich.)

G: 3 Players (#6, #11, #19) - 1

A: 3 Players (#7, #8, #22) - 1

Sh: Abraham Jimenez - 5

Sv: Nicholas Van Port Fl - 7

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Defiance College	Olivet (Mich.)
Shots (on goal)	14 (9)	19 (8)
Saves	5	7
Fouls	8	14
Corner Kicks	5	11
Offsides	1	1

Full stats

OLIVET, Mich. - The Defiance Yellow Jackets were defeated by the Olivet Comets, 3-2, at the Cutler Athletic Complex on Sunday as DC could not quite overcome a two-goal deficit in the second half.

The Yellow Jackets (0-5) scored first for the second time in their last three contests but the Comets quickly found an equalizer to absorb DC's energy. Jack Stanoikovich logged his second goal of the season during the 40th minute on a pass from freshman Anthony Tomaszewski, who later scored in the second half to bring Defiance within one goal with under 20 minutes remaining.

THE TURNING POINT
Rapid scoring has been an early defensive bane for the Yellow Jackets. Olivet scored all three of their goals in a span of 10 minutes of game time. Just over a minute following DC's opening goal, Aidan Reynolds evened the score at 1-1 in the 41st minute to enter the halftime break all square. Just 1:17 into the second half, Tyler Brooks shelved the go-ahead goal and Abraham Jimenez added another three minutes later for a critical score that ended up being the difference in the match.

A CLOSER LOOK

Sunday's contest was the first one-score game of the season for DC after a pair of lopsided defeats in their previous two contests.
The goal by Stanoikovich evens him with Tyler Fritchley to lead Defiance this season, each of whom scored two goals apiece across three matches this week.
Tomaszewski recorded his first-career goal and assist at the college level in the same contest.
Defiance held the upper hand in shots on goal with nine compared to eight for the Comets. DC also got off two more shots in the second half trying to make up the two-goal deficit.
Zach Canterbury made five stops on eight shots on goal by Olivet.
The end of the game was contentious as the officiating crew issued three cards in the final ten minutes.

UP NEXT
Defiance travels to Mount Vernon Nazarene on Wednesday night for a non-conference battle and homecoming contest for head coach Htut Zar. Kickoff at CH4 Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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