Men’s soccer dominate the field against Hawaii Pacific University

The Eagles win against the Sharks, 4-2.

Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor • October 19, 2021

Men’s soccer dominate the field against Hawaii Pacific University

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Monday proved to be successful for Biola as men’s soccer won against the Hawaii Pacific University Sharks. The Eagles took the lead making the only goal in the first period, leaving the score 1-0 going into the second half. The Sharks responded in the second half, but the Eagles pulled ahead, winning the game, 4-2.

LEADING ON THE FIELD

The match started off slow with both teams unable to score a goal. With less than five minutes left in the first half freshman forward Moose Bonat scored a goal off a deflected ball from redshirt freshman forward Adam Jones. The Eagles finished the first half at an advantage, 1-0.

SLAUGHTERING THE SHARKS

In the first 15 minutes of the second half Hawaii Pacific responded with two goals of their own and pulled ahead, 2-1. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper JD Gunn made four saves in the box, preventing the Sharks from scoring for the remainder of the game.

With less than 10 minutes left, redshirt junior midfielder Oscar Rubalcava scored a goal to the left assisted by Bonat to tie the game 2-2. This built momentum as redshirt junior midfielder Jonathan Serrano scored a goal assisted by Jones. Down to the wire with 33 seconds left, Jones scored a goal assisted by Rubalcava and the Eagles reigned victorious, 4-2.

Men’s soccer (8-4 overall, 4-1 PacWest) will compete against the University of Hawaii at Hilo on Thursday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. Footage from today’s game can be found on the Biola Athletics website.

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Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor

Natalie Hernandez is a junior journalism major who loves cooking with her boyfriend, enjoys photo adventures, and new experiences. [email protected] I was born and raised in California, but I have always moved around. Although I have always lived here I have never missed the opportunity to get out of LA. My father is an immigrant and my mother is first-generation Mexican. I am the first in my family to attend college and I am proud of that. School does not come easy to me and I am glad I have pushed myself. I went to college in Seattle, WA but moved back due to my mother getting sick. When I got back to LA, I hit the ground running. I enrolled in community college and started working. I didn't really know what I wanted to do. I took one photography class and I knew this is what I want to do. My love for journalism, photography, and sports started on the sidelines of my high school football field. Every single game junior-senior year you could find me on the sidelines taking photos or getting a quote from a coach. I have never been athletic but I enjoy watching and learning about all different sports. I love telling stories. This is just my first year at Biola as a transfer student and first semester at The Chimes but I can’t wait to see what the future holds.