St. Bonifacius, Minn. – The men's soccer team fell to conference rival Martin Luther 2-3 on Saturday. 

The game started in unfortunate fashion, with Crown scoring on themselves with an own goal, followed by another quick Martin Luther score, putting Crown down 0-2 in the first 12 minutes. 

The Crown College Storm hustled back, dominating time of possession, which eventually led to a goal by senior Sam Eckman (Edinboro, Penn./Dalat School), assisted by junior Storm Heyer (Zimmerman/Zimmerman). 

Crown tied the game early in the second half, with a goal by Heyer, who was this time assisted by Eckman. 

The increasingly physical game stayed at a standstill until the 69th minute, where Crown had a miscommunication on defense that led to a second own goal, the final score of the game. 

Crown looks to rebound in a home game against North Central on Wednesday, 4:15 pm.