Kummerle Scores Twice in Rocky Victory
BILLINGS, Mont. – The ninth-ranked Rocky Mountain College men’s soccer team responded to a loss on Friday with a 3-1 win over Oregon Tech on Sunday afternoon at Herb Klindt Field.
Rocky Mountain (5-1, 1-1 CCC) went ahead in the 10th minute when Marco Kummerle headed home a free kick sent into the penalty area by Gregor Watson.
After Oregon Tech (1-4, 0-2 CCC) evened the game at 1-1 in the 12th minute, Kummerle struck again for the Battlin’ Bears. Tulio Melo played a cross from the right to a streaking Kummerle for a right-footed finish from 12 yards out.
The home side added an insurance goal in the 40th minute as Luca Wiechers tapped a loose ball into the net following a scramble in the area on a corner kick.
Rocky attempted 17 shots in the win with 11 of them coming in the second half. They put just four of those chances on goal, scoring on three of them. Oregon Tech took just seven shots with three on goal. Both teams were whistled for 22 fouls.
Kummerle had four shots to lead all players in the game. Pablo Ferreira and Chasen Lashure had assists on the Wiechers goal.
The Battlin’ Bears have one game on the agenda next weekend as they travel to Caldwell, Idaho for a Saturday game at The College of Idaho.