The No. 25 ranked Covenant men's soccer team traveled to Rhodes for its first away match of the year. An early goal for the Lynx hurt the Scots as they dropped to 4-1 on the season with the 2-1 loss.
Rhodes took the lead early on in the second minute as Matthew Sucato put the ball in the back of the net after a corner kick. The Lynx kept up the pressure as it took shot-after-shot, totaling eight after the goal, before the 30th minute. Henry Parker put a shot up for the Scots in the 32nd minute, but he missed high.
Covenant struggled to find offensive rhythm as it didn't have a shot in the second half until the 79th minute. Rhodes made it 2-0 in the 85th minute as Max McLarty scored on an assist from Kaleb Dawit.
Covenant immediately responded in the 87th minute with a Kade Theunissen left-footed goal after a long ball played him through on net. The Scots kept pressing, but were unable to find the equalizer as Zachary Moir's shot in the final minute was wide left.
Covenant moves to 4-1 all-time against Rhodes. Rhodes outshot Covenant 14-6. Corner kicks were in favor of Rhodes 6-2. The Lynx had nine fouls while the Scots had six.
The Scots host Sewanee on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.