BETHANY, Okla. — After taking an early 1-0 lead in the final Great American Conference home game of the season, Southern Nazarene was edged 4-1 by Harding.
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The Bisons (6-4-2, 5-0-0 GAC) tallied 30 shots for the match, compared to 10 for the Crimson Storm (0-13-1, 0-5-0 GAC). Harding finished with 15 shots on frame, while SNU had five.
Erik Fernandez scored his first goal of the season in the 12
th minute on a free kick, to give the Storm an early 1-0 lead. Harding's Christian Ramos tied the game in the 41
st minute as he scored on a penalty kick.
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The Bisons had a chance to make it 2-1 early in the second, when
Keegan Radichel came from the backside to make an incredible sliding save. As the match was tied heading into the final 10 minutes, Peter Hmung scored one goal in the 81
st minute, and then again in the 88
th minute. Braeden Grundy notched a goal in the 89
th minute to put the match out of reach for the Crimson Storm.
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Dakota Ellicott recorded 10 saves for the Storm, and Michael Wasson tallied four for Harding.
Ismael Fernandez and
Cristian Hernandez each had a shot on goal for the Storm as well.
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