COLUMBUS, Ohio – To finish off opening weekend, the Ohio Dominican men's soccer team hosted #23 Notre Dame College on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers were bested by the Falcons, 3-1.
 
Notre Dame fired off the first shot in the 8^th minute, giving Ohio Dominican keeper Cory Pulles (Pickerington, Ohio) his first save of the night. Brenton Molli (Gahanna, Ohio) registered the first shot for the Black and Gold a few minutes later, followed by a shot from Emmanual Frimpong (Kumasi, Ghana).
 
NDC got on the board in the 35^th minute, taking a 1-0 lead. Before the half ended, Pulles snagged two more saves.
 
To open the second half, the Falcons opened with back-to-back shots followed by a shot from Jack Jenkins (Canal Winchester, Ohio), all missing the mark. Pulles snagged another save in the 56^th minute.
 
Notre Dame extended their lead to 2-0 in the 67^th minute. Less than three minutes later, the Falcons scored again, making it 3-0. Pulles picked up three more saves before Mubelele Mhango (Blantyre, Malawi) put the Panthers on the board with an assist from freshman Evan French (Canal Winchester, Ohio).
 
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Ohio Dominican opens up conference play next weekend, welcoming Trevecca Nazarene to Panther Field for an 11:00 AM kickoff.