Senior forward Owen Murray recorded his second goal of the 2026 men’s soccer campaign on a 39th-minute penalty kick in the team’s 2-1 loss to Lawrence University on Family Weekend. With this result, the Scots remain winless, with a 10-game losing streak.
The Vikings drew first blood in the 24th minute on a spot kick of their own before Isai Barajas drew a foul in the opposite 18-yard box 14 minutes later, a shot from the spot Murray converted. At the 70th minute mark, , when Lawrence’s Grayson Ogren slotted an 18-yard ground shot past Luis Villa and walked out of Peacock Park with a 2-1 victory over the hosting Scots.
Just like the game itself, the shots battle was close, with the Vikings outshooting the Scots by just 15-12, but Monmouth getting one more shot on goal than the visitors (5-4). Monmouth keeper Villa recorded five saves between the pipes on the afternoon.
After hosting the Cornell College Rams on Wednesday, September 30, the Scots will have to wait another three weeks before returning to Peacock Park to host Ripon College, who dealt the previously undefeated Grinnell Pioneers their first loss of the season Saturday afternoon. The Redhawks and Scots will kick off on October 17 at 11 a.m. at Peacock Park as part one of a men/women doubleheader.