GAME STATS Wheaton, Ill. - For the second consecutive night, a decisive shot advantage did not lead to a decisive victory for the the Thunder men's soccer team. Despite outshooting Hope 24-13, the tenth-ranked Thunder lost a 1-0 decision to #25-ranked Hope College on Saturday night. Wheaton falls to 2-2 with the loss, while Hope improves to 3-1. Wheaton will next face Dominican University on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Joe Bean Stadium.

Wheaton also owned an 11-7 edge in shots on goal tonight, with seven corner kick opportunities to just two for Hope. Thunder goalkeeper Matt Paprocki made six saves and allowed one goal. Ethan Beswick was spectacular in goal for the Flying Dutchmen, making 11 saves while recording the shutout.

The first half of the match was played predominantly in the midfield with neither team being able to piece together any sustained attacks and both defenses standing tall. Without a serious threat, the game remained scoreless into halftime.

Hope started to take the upper hand in the early minutes of the second half and came inches away from taking the lead when Tarwo Konbloa's shot from the top of the box thumped off the crossbar at the 52:17 mark of the match. Several minutes later, a tactical shift from the Thunder led to a slight momentum swing and almost forced a goal when Max Carey's swinging volley sailed inches over the crossbar.

Following a Thunder attack, a Hope counterattack led to what would be the game's only goal. Cameron Dice tracked down a long ball and beat the Thunder backline as well as Paprocki for the goal at the 69:43 mark.

Wheaton had a prime opportunity to equalize when the Thunder were awarded a penalty kick with 11:35 to play. Noah Anthony's penalty kick was parried by Beswick on a full-extension dive to preserve the Hope advantage. Anthony again attempted to even the score with a bending shot off of a setpiece that again was saved on a dive by Beswick at the far post. Several more opportunities from the Thunder came close but none were able to find the net as the Flying Dutchmen were able to survive and earn the road victory.