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Milwaukee School of Engineering
8/30/2025 | 7:00 PM
Aug. 30 (Sat) / 7:00 PM
 Milwaukee School of Engineering
The Hope College men’s soccer team reaped the fruits of challenging spring workouts and fall camp.
The Flying Dutchmen asserted themselves early against Ohio Wesleyan University on Friday in a matchup of teams that received votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, scoring three times during the first half and marching to a 3-0 victory.
It was Hope’s second consecutive victory against the Battling Bishops, the defending North Coast Athletic Conference champions.
“I’m extremely proud of our guys for yes, playing a good soccer game — we know we’re a good team — but we’ve been pressing them last spring and this fall, to win the game between the ears: how we move as a team, how we talk as a team, how we organize as a team. The guys did a phenomenal job doing that tonight.”
Hope led for all but 2 ½ minutes.
Sophomore Jackson Mindling (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian HS) struck quickly, burying a cross from junior Evan Tsandes (Park City, Utah / Park City) into the lower right corner of the net from 16 yards out.
The Flying Dutchmen doubled their lead at the 22:56 mark. Senior Seth Walters (St. Joseph, Michigan / St. Joseph) pounced when Ohio Wesleyan failed to clear a 70-yard pass from junior Evan Morrison (Canton, Michigan / Canton), dribbling a few feet near the goal line before scoring.
Two-and-a-half minutes later, sophomore Ryker Corstange (Richland, Michigan / Gull Lake) tipped the ball past a charging OWU keeper and buried a shot into the lower left corner of the goal.
Hope outshot Ohio Wesleyan, 8-2. Senior goalkeeper Jack McDaniel (Portage, Michigan / Portage Northern) recorded two saves to earn the win in his first collegiate start.
The Flying Dutchmen return to action on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. at home against the Milwaukee School of Engineering, a 5-1 winner at Calvin University on Friday.
Single-game tickets and fall family passes are on sale through the Hope College Ticket Office, 100 East 8th Street. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.hope.edu, by phone at (616) 395-7890 or in person at either the ticket office during regular business hours or at the door 1 hour prior to match time. Fall family passes cost $30 per game and include tickets for as many as two adults and all children living in a household. For a limited time, purchase five fall family passes for $100.
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