BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton dropped a 1-0 decision to Trine University in a battle of heavyweights on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. The Beavers stand 1-1-2 after a close loss to the 2021 MIAA champion Thunder. Trine upped its season mark to 4-1 on Wednesday night.

It was a stalemate through the first half as Bluffton piled up a 12-4 advantage in shots, but neither team was able to dent the scoreboard. That changed midway through the second half when Evan Komrska found the back of the net in minute 67. That put a wrap on the scoring as the Thunder won their fourth straight match.

Senior Dalton Taynor (Troy/Miami East) pelted the Thunder with five shots, while junior Elijah Zimmerman (Archbold) fired three, including two on frame.

Sophomore net-minder Angel Velasco-Urbina (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) picked up four saves.

Bluffton finished with a 15-11 advantage in shots and the Beavers forced all six corner kicks. Trine was whistled for 10 more fouls (21-11) than the home team.

The men will travel to Pennsylvania for back-to-back matches this weekend. Bluffton hooks up with Pitt-Greensburg at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, before heading down the road to LaRoche at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

-BEAVERS-