SIOUX CITY, Iowa- (uj.edu) – The University of Jamestown men’s soccer team trailed by a goal in the 80th minute, but could not find the equalizer Thursday afternoon, falling 3-2 to Briar Cliff University.
Jamestown (3-5 overall, 1-2 Great Plains Athletic Conference) is on the road Saturday for a 7 p.m. match against No. 5 Hastings (Neb.) College.
Briar Cliff led 2-0 in 57th minute, but Aaron Pike (SO/Milton Keynes, England) scored for UJ to cut the lead in half. Diego Valle (SO/Yucaipa, Calif.)’s shot was saved by the Charger goalkeeper, but the rebound found its way to Pike, who put the ball in the net for his fourth goal of the season.
The Chargers made it 3-1 with a penalty kick in the 64th minute. Jacob Grosvenor (JR/Christchurch, New Zealand) made a penalty kick in the 80th minute to bring the Jimmies within a goal, but UJ had just one shot the rest of the way.
Shots were 12-9 in favor of Briar Cliff, and shots on goal were even at eight. Jake Askew (SR/Rotherham, England) had five saves for Jamestown.
