(LEBANON, Ill. – Sept. 16) – It was a tale of two halves at Leemon Field Sunday, as the Bearcats men’s soccer team rallied for a hard fought 4-3 win over Benedictine College (Kan.).

 

McKendree improves to 5-1 on the season and Benedictine suffered its first loss, falling to 5-1.

 

Trailing 3-0 in the middle of the first half, senior midfielder Jarius Holmes (O' Fallon, Ill./O' Fallon) (O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon) scored off an assist by senior midfielder Bobby Barger (Troy, Illinois/Triad) (Troy, Ill./Triad) to make the score 3-1. Senior back Gareth Batchelor (Southampton, Hampshire/Tauntons) (Southampton, England) scored two consecutive second half goals to tie the game 3-3, with his second goal being a header off a blocked penalty kick. Freshman forward Bill Puckett (Southampton. England/Tauntons) (Southampton, England) scored the game winning goal in the 81^st minute off an assist by Holmes to get the win.

 

Senior goalkeeper Scott Genz (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles) (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles) played the first half in goal tallying three saves, while fellow senior goalkeeper Santiago Hampton (Buenos Aires, Argentina/St. George's) (Buenos Aires, Argentina) played the second half in goal with five saves.

 

The Bearcats travel to Walnut Ridge, Ark. Monday to open up American Midwest Conference play at Williams Baptist College at 1 p.m.

 

 

McKENDREE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER RESULT
McKENDREE VS. BENEDICTINE COLLEGE (Kan.)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007
 
Team                1          2          F
McKendree        1          3          4
Ottawa              3          0          3
 
McKendree goals –
Gareth Batchelor (Southampton, Hampshire/Tauntons) (2), Jarius Holmes (O' Fallon, Ill./O' Fallon), Bill Puckett (Southampton. England/Tauntons)
 
Benedictine –

Keith Parkhurst, David Seefeldt, Steven Whenry,

 

Goalkeepers –
McKENDREE:   Santiago Hampton (Buenos Aires, Argentina/St. George's), 45 minutes played, 5 saves
                        Scott Genz (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles), 45 minutes played, 3 saves

BENEDICTINE: Kyle Olliges, 90 minutes played, 6 saves
 
McKendree is 5-1 on the season, Benedictine is 5-1 overall