Jordan Ross Richer   On Saturday, Sept. 28, Ross Richer scored a goal, the first of his Goshen career, to put the Leafs up 3-2 against Marian University. Ross Richer’s goal came from close to the halfway line, also receiving recognition online for its significance. Though the game ended as a tie, it was a riveting back and forth watch.  Mathew Keitany  Keitany, at the Gans Creek Classic on Friday, Sept. 27, broke a school record set by Nelson Kemboi in 2021, running a 24:37.4 8k. Keitany also finished 15th out of 389 total competitors, improving at least 38 places...

By Griffin Eash • October 4, 2024 • Sports

Stephen Bandi  Bandi provided two assists in Goshen’s impressive 5-3 win against Indiana Northwest. While Bandi was playing, for the entire first half and the last ten minutes of the second half, the Leafs didn’t concede a single goal.  His assist and defensive contributions in the game against Indiana Northwest helped propel the team to their second consecutive home win.   Makiah McCain  McCain faced 11 shots in the women’s soccer game against Siena Heights, making an astounding 10 saves and keeping the team in the game for 83 of the 90 minutes. The game ended in a 1-1 draw,...

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The Goshen College men’s soccer season is nearing its end. After last night’s game, they have a record of 1-14-2 with one game left on Saturday at 7 p.m. Despite how it looks from the outside, there is optimism both within the team and from the coach, Dan Sullivan, who was named head coach this spring.  When asked about the season and the future of the program, Sullivan said, “We have weeks where the attitude is good, but when the results don’t come it is an added layer of stress while trying to stay on top of things. When you...

By Kevin Liddell • October 26, 2023 • Sports

A Hispanic-Serving Institution has to have at least 25% of its full-time undergraduate students identify as Hispanic for consecutive years.  In athletics, though, only 16.3% of student-athletes identify themselves as Hispanic, according to Justin DeWeese, assistant athletic director of communications. So, what does it mean to be a student-athlete as a Hispanic individual?  Stephany Claudio, a junior psychology major, spoke about how she ended up running at GC. At first, Claudio ran for fun, but when high school started, she came to the realization that she needed to find a way to pay for college.  “I felt pressured to just...

By Arleth Martinez • September 28, 2023 • Sports

The swirl of the purple and white checkered flag as it’s carried around the field, the cheers of the crowd, or the groans as the ball goes out of bounds once again — this is what the average fan sees at a Goshen College soccer game. However, what they might not see is how the grass is maintained for optimal performance, how the trash cans in the bleachers get emptied or how the sidelines are straightened for the ball to sail over.  In fact, most people have no idea what actually goes into getting the soccer field ready to hold...

By Kate Bodiker • September 14, 2023 • Features

The Goshen College men’s soccer team recorded their first win of the season last Wednesday, moving to 1-6-1 on the year. The Leafs outscored Concordia University 3-1 with goals from Mathurin Allawai, Tim Wilkening and Tebello Ntene. Allawai, a senior, scored his second goal this season during the 16th minute of the game. Tim Wilkening, a junior, scored the second goal in the 75th minute, with an assist by Eli Simones, a sophomore.  This was Wilkening’s first goal as a Maple Leaf after recovering from a broken tibia last year. Ntene was knocked down inside the 18-yard box, resulting in...

By Emme Boots • September 14, 2023 • Sports

The Goshen College men’s cross-country team entered the NAIA National Championship race ranked 26th in the nation. “Having experience at nationals, we know that a lot of people go out way too hard,” head coach Rustin Nyce said. “In order to not get caught up in that … we raced smart and patient. We went out fast enough, but everybody else went out faster.”  The race strategy worked well for the Maple Leafs. Between the 1.17 kilometer mark (the first timing checkpoint, where the Leafs sat in 31st position) and the finish line, Goshen’s seven runners combined to pass 581...

By Daniel James • December 1, 2022 • Sports

The Goshen College women’s soccer team was hit with a killer one-two punch this past week. Playing two of the top four teams in the nation, the Leafs were trounced by a score of 6-0 twice in one week. Goshen fell first to No. 2 Marian University on Saturday, and then last night to No. 4 Spring Arbor University. “[I’m] never happy with a loss,” said Goshen head coach Justin Crew. “But I’m really happy with the effort and the energy.” Crew had strong praise for his players, calling them “focused” and stating that they played “with a sense of...

By Daniel James • October 28, 2022 • Sports

Capping off a strong week for Maple Leaf athletics, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams snatched their first conference win of the year against the University of Saint Francis through last-second heroics — and a touch of drama. In the women’s away fixture, both teams were scoreless through 85 minutes. Goshen was keeping the pressure on against the St. Francis defense all game but couldn’t find a breakthrough. Then the ball fell to Anita Tavares. With just over two minutes left in the game, Tavares sprinted down the left side with the ball. As a Cougar defender tapped it...

By Daniel James • October 7, 2022 • Sports

Two-thirds of the way through their season, the 2-19 women’s volleyball team has had to look at things other than winning percentage to keep their spirits up.  “We are growing and getting better,” said Kourtney Crawford, head coach of the women’s volleyball team. “I think that the girls are working hard and it shows at moments, but they truly are putting in the effort.” The team has not recorded a win since Sept. 3, when they beat Montreat College 3-0. With just 13 games left in their season, they are looking to hit the reset button. “We’ve started to [reset]...

By Tyson Miller • September 30, 2022 • Sports

A strong weekend for the Goshen College women’s soccer team was capped off by a Labor Day win over the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, as the Maple Leafs handed the Golden Bears a 6-0 drubbing. With goals from six different players — a feat that has not occurred since 2012 — the Leafs took control of the game from the first minute and never relinquished it.  “We have a lot of players that are staying after training, coming before training, so I think this result speaks to them and to what they’re willing to put in outside of...

By Daniel James • September 8, 2022 • Sports

Saturday proved to be a day full of celebration and record-setting performances for the Goshen College men’s and women’s soccer teams. Over the Homecoming Weekend, both teams earned shutouts and their first conference wins of the season.  The men’s team played under the lights on Saturday night and topped the University of St. Francis Cougars (IN) 3 to 0 with goals by first-year Lars Razor and seniors Lucas Bontreger and Wendo Kisila.  Bontreger’s insurance goal in the second half was his fifth of the season, tying him with Razor for the team’s leading scorer. Goalkeeper Matias da Fonesca made six...

By Graysen Cockerham • October 7, 2021 • Sports

Although early in the season, the men’s soccer team has already shown improvement from last year. In the 2020 season, The Maple Leaf Men’s Soccer team won zero games, posting a 0-5-3 record.As the team prepares for conference play, they have improved to 4-3-3, already winning more games than they did in their COVID-19 season. Senior Tristan Smucker explained how the team is “hungry” to prove themselves in the crossroads league and how being an underdog is something that the team looks to embrace.  “The guys and I are all super excited for conference,” said Smucker, “We have the feeling...

By Gabe Kermode • September 30, 2021 • Sports

Goshen College is home to many international students, a large number of them athletes.  Sven Badstieber, a senior accounting major and soccer player from Stuttgart, Germany, was not always a soccer player.  But when the World Cup came to Germany in 2006, that changed everything.  “There was so much hype around the World Cup it made me and my friends want to play soccer,” he said. After that, Badstieber began his soccer career. Another inspiration to Badstieber’s soccer career was professional soccer player Bastian Schweinsteiger. Schweinsteiger’s team, Bayern Munich, was only two hours away from Badstieber’s hometown of Stuttgart, and...

By Colin Flowers • November 5, 2020 • Sports

The men’s soccer team was back in action Tuesday, Oct. 6, falling short against Marian University 3-2, after dropping their game the past Saturday against Huntington in overtime. Last Saturday, Oct., 3, the Maple Leaf men’s soccer team traveled to Huntington to take on the Foresters after their tie in double overtime to Bethel two weeks prior. The game started slow, but picked up steam starting in the second half after a Forester goal from Pablo Garcia. The Maple Leafs managed to fight back and grab a goal by Lucas Bontreger in the 54th minute. The game then remained scoreless...

By Gabe Kermode • October 8, 2020 • Sports