Men's Soccer Falls to Cornell on Thursday
MONMOUTH, Ill. (10/15/2026) — The Monmouth College men's soccer team fell 6-0 at home to Cornell on Thursday in the makeup of a game postponed last month. The teams played nearly the entire game in a steady rain with bouts of heavy rain.
Cornell took the lead in the 12th minute and doubled the lead just eight minutes later. They scored two goals in short succession for a 4-0 lead and Luis Villa (El Paso, Texas) made a save before halftime.
Isai Barajas (El Paso, Texas) had Monmouth's first shot on goal early in the second half. Calvin Cotton (Hernando, Mississippi) took over in goal in the second half and made two saves. Cornell scored a penalty kick in the 51st minute and added a final goal with 18 minutes to play.
MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Mubaraq Basheer (Katy, Texas) had a shot on goal, joining Barajas ... Cornell out shot Monmouth 16-5 with shots on goal at 9-2 ... Cotton had two saves in 45 minutes while Villa made one save in 45 minutes ... Ian Rowland (Jackson, Georgia) was the only Monmouth player to play all 90 minutesMonmouth leads the all-time series 31-25-7 but Cornell is 6-2-2 in the last 10 including a 1-0 win last year ... Monmouth won 2-1 in 2023, the last time the teams played at Peacock ... This game was originally scheduled for Sept. 30 but was postponed due to heavy rains and field flooding ... The Scots host Ripon at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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