Men's Soccer Earns Upset Win at No. 7 William Penn

Oskaloosa, Iowa, (Oct. 11, 2025)- The Missouri Valley College men's and women's soccer teams traveled to Oskaloosa, Iowa, for a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with William Penn (Iowa), Saturday afternoon. The women's team scored a pair of goals to secure a 2-0 win. The men's team scored an early goal in the second half and earned a road upset win over #7 William Penn, 1-0.

The men's game started with William Penn having better possession and creating some chances through the first 25-minutes, but none of them on target.  The two teams traded possession over the next stretch of play, and the first shot for the Vikings came from Junior Defender Fernando De Ornelas (Skien, Norway) but it was blocked. Both teams struggled to create quality chances through the rest of the first half, and with just under a minute to play before the break the Statesmen had two more shots off target. The two teams went into halftime scoreless.

The second half started with early offensive production from the Vikings, as Junior Defender Daniel Palomares (Madrid, Spain) set up De Ornelas with a goal just over two minutes after the restart, 1-0.  William Penn tested Senior Goalkeeper Vicente Benitez Delgado (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain) four minutes later, but the header was saved.  The Statesmen kept up the pressure, as few opportunities came over the next stretch of play. With 28-minutes played in the half, Sophomore Forward Felipe Hernandez Carrasco (Buenos Aires, Argentina) had a shot on goal that was saved.  Benitez Delgado came up with two saves over the next few minutes to keep WPU scoreless.  Missouri Valley had an attempt on target from Sophomore Forward Oliver Baladi (Frederikssund, Denmark) but it was saved with 9-minutes left in the game.  William Penn produced one more quality opportunity with two minutes remaining, but Benitez Delgado made a save to keep the Vikings in the lead, and MVC closed out a 1-0 victory.

De Ornelas scored his first goal of the season, while Palomares also recorded his first assist.  Benitez Delgado made five saves in goal. Missouri Valley produced two corner kicks. 

The win puts Missouri Valley at 5-4-3 overall and 3-3-2 in the Heart. No. 7 William Penn falls to 7-2-3 on the season and 5-1-2 in the conference.

Up next, the Viking soccer teams will host MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) in a Heart doubleheader, Wednesday. The women's game starts at 5 p.m., followed by the men's game at 7:30 p.m.

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