Box Score Searcy, Ark. — Josh May scored his first goal of the season, but it wasn't enough to hold off Harding in a 3-2 loss Wednesday night.
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The Bisons (11-3-0, 3-2-0 GAC) struck first when Barry Foster scored his fourth goal of the season in the 14
th minute. The goal came off of a Matheus Ribeiro assist, Ribeiro crossed the ball from the right side of the field to the left side, to an open Foster who kicked the ball into the lower left corner to give Harding a 1-0 lead.
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The Bisons tacked on another goal in the 26
th minute when Ribeiro scored his fifth goal of the season off of a Braeden Grundy assist.
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The Storm (1-12-1, 1-4-0 GAC) were quick to answer as they scored a goal of their own in the 27
th minute. May headed the ball into the lower left corner for his first goal of the season off of a
Mitchell Johnson free kick.
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The Bisons added one more goal before the end of the half to give Harding a 3-1 lead at halftime.
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The Storm took eight shots in the first half with four on goal while Harding attempted 18 shots with 11 on goal.
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Johnson made it a 3-2 game when he scored his fifth goal of the season in the 47th minute. Johnson fired a rocket into the back of the net on a free kick from 25 yards out. The Crimson Storm however were unable to get anything else going on the offensive end for the remainer of the game, as SNU was held to two shots in the second half. Harding also had a difficult time on the offensive end in the second half as the Storm held the Bisons to three shots, with just one on goal.Â
Colton Hadlock recorded nine saves for the Storm and Thomas Shults notched three saves for the Bisons in a 3-2 win for Harding.