Kansas Wesleyan Men's Soccer went toe-to-toe with the No. 9 ranked Ottawa University Braves on Saturday at JRI Hospitality Stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex.
The Coyotes fought hard throughout the entire match, but ultimately fell 2-0 to the Braves.
Wesleyan held off a couple shots by the Braves in the first few minutes, but Wesleyan's defense held strong until Ottawa scored in the 24th minute.
The Coyotes had a couple good looks late in the first half but shots by Max Hunt and Jose Valdez could not find the net.
KWU kept Ottawa off the board until the 73rd minute when a foul occurred in the penalty area and the Braves converted the penalty to take a 2-0 lead.
KWU tried to get a goal in the waning minutes of the match but came up just short.
Valdez led the Coyotes with three shots as Ottawa out-tried the Coyotes 18-8 in the match.