FULTON, Mo.— Owls men's soccer (6-10-1, 4-9-1 Heart) closed out their season, and the second half of the Heart double header, with a 1-4 loss to Clarke University (10-3-5, 6-3-5 Heart). The Pride tallied two early goals in the opening minutes and held on for their postseason clinching win.
Just as the women's match before, William Woods honored their graduating seniors ahead of their last game on campus at the NCAC. Miles Andrews, Rodrigo Franco, Charlie Williams, Kyle Kaemmerer, and Britton Purewal each received a token of appreciation from the coaching staff for their efforts as an Owl.
Clarke tallied their first goal of the match just three minutes into play before extending that lead just a minute later. Front man Pedro Agujetas netted the first before assisting on the goal from Alfonso Gonzalez.
The Owls cut the lead to one goal in the 28th minute. Woods was awarded a corner kick after a ball out of the back of the pitch. Iddi Ramadhani, in corner, lofted a pass into the box that found Jaden Nwyanama who headed it to Franco for the senior center back's first goal of his career.
Clarke's Javi Munoz slotted a goal in the 40th minute to return the lead to two goals before cementing the 4-1 win for the Pride in the 80th minute when he netted his second goal of the contest.
With the win the Pride secured the final seed in the 2026 Heart Conference Championship Tournament.
William Woods closes out their season with one less win than a season ago. The Owls return to the pitch in 2027.
