Mt. Mercy Men's Soccer

Mustangs booted in double OT

Amgad Hassan of William Penn scored in the 109th minute of  double-overtime Wednesday night to give the Statesmen a 2-1 victory  over Mount Mercy in a Heart of America men's soccer match at the  Plaster Athletic Complex.

Suleymane Diallo gave Mount Mercy a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute with  an unassisted goal, but Victor Hernandez countered for William Penn in  the 66th minute to knot the match at 1-1.

Nobody scored for another 33 minutes until Hassan delivered the  game-winner with just 59 seconds left in double-overtime.

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No. 18 MidAmerica Nazarene kicks Mustangs

OLATHE, Kan. - The 18th-ranked MidAmerica Nazarene men's soccer team blanked Mount Mercy, 3-0, in a Heart of America Conference match Saturday.

The Mustangs managed only one shot on goal in the 90-minute contest and had only three shots all told.

Mount Mercy fell to 6-3-3 overall and 2-3-1 in the conference. MidAmerica Nazarene raised its records to 10-2 overall and 5-1 in the league.

Mustangs prevail on penalty kick

Souleymane Diallo scored on a penalty kick in the 77th minute Tuesday night to snap a 1-1 tie and help Mount Mercy edge Culver-Stockton, 2-1, in a Heart of America Conference match at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

The Mustangs were awarded the penalty kick when Oguzhan Bozkan was tackled in the box and Mount Mercy Coach Amir Hadzic called on Diallo for the decisive shot.

Culver-Stockton took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Rodrigo Alcobia in the 57th minute, but James Conversano countered for Mount Mercy in the 64th minute with an unassisted goal to tie the match.

Matias da Fonseca made four saves in goal for the Mustangs.

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Rough day for Mount Mercy teams

The Mount Mercy fall sports teams suffered a tough day on Saturday with both soccer teams, both cross country teams and the women's volleyball squad not able to experience success.

The women's soccer team lost to third-ranked Benedictine, 5-0, in wet and chilly conditions in a Heart of America Conference match at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

The men's soccer team was trimmed by 23rd-ranked Benedictine, 3-2, after building a 2-1 lead at home.

The Mount Mercy cross country teams competed at the Wartburg Invitational in Waverly, with the women finishing in 14th place and the men finishing 19th out of 19 teams without most of their top runners.

The women's volleyball team was trimmed by Baker University, 24-26, 25-16, 25-20, 25-17, in Kansas.

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