WINFIELD - The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes had to wait a day to finish the 2024 regular season due to inclement weather, but got the match in on Sunday, playing to a 1-1 draw with Southwestern at Jantz Stadium.
The Coyotes finished the regular season and will be the No. 2 seed in the KCAC Men's Soccer Tournament, which begins on Wednesday with quarterfinals at the higher seeded teams.
KWU will again meet Southwestern, the No. 7 seed at 7:30 p.m. at JRI Hospitality Stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex on Wednesday evening. More information about the KCAC Tournament will be announced soon.
Southwestern scored the first goal of the match in the 14th minute as Marcos Benavidez pushed one past Wesleyan's Santiago Pagnutti after staying inches onside making a run down the middle of the field and poking it past a diving Pagnutti at the top of the box.
The Coyotes got the equalizer in the 67th minute as Gonzalo Gaubeka converted a pass over the middle from Trevor Peal for the goal.
Wesleyan had chances to get the game winner, but couldn't find the back of the net.