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CLEVELAND, Ga. –Truett McConnell University men's soccer (11-2-2 overall, 10-1-0 AAC) continues to make history as they extend their program record for most Appalachian Athletic Conference wins in a season with a 5-1 result over the Johnson University Royals (8-7-2 overall, 3-6-2 AAC) at the TMU Soccer Complex on Wednesday. 
 
The win crucially keeps the Bears in control of their own destiny as one game remains to decide who will finish atop the AAC standings at the end of the regular season.
 
Scoring at the TMU Soccer Complex started just four minutes and 59 seconds into the match, as Roman Reynolds executed a corner kick finish to perfection off a delivery from Nick Jeising. The moment served as Reynolds' eight goal and Jeising's fifth assist of the season.
 
11 more shots would be attempted throughout the remainder of the first half, with all but one coming from the foot of a Bear, yet the score remained 1-0 at intermission. The Royals were unable to put a shot on goal in the first frame, while the Bears forced keeper Bruno Boabto to make two saves.
 
The second half brought much more offense as five additional goals were tallied onto the scoreboard. Hudson Reynolds sealed the victory in the 48^th minute with one of the best goals of the season, striking off the first touch and ripping it into the far upper 90.
 
Johnson University refused to go down without a fight, earning a penalty kick in the 51^st minute that was promptly converted by Felipe Evans for his fifth goal and second conversion from the 12-yard mark in 2026.
 
After providing two goals and two assists against Bryan College last month, Guillermo Peino provided the Bears with another brace on Wednesday to ensure the win over the Royals, scoring via penalty kick and corner conversion respectively.
 
Sonke Hartmann added an exclamation mark to the win with his second career goal and first score of the season in the 88^th minute as the Bears capped their 10^th AAC win in 2026, a new program record for most conference wins in a single year.

Brothers Seth and Jakob Hendrickson both played vital roles in the Bears defense's one-goal stand. Seth provided 60 minutes of effort off the bench, not allowing a single ball past his position on the right side of the pitch, while Jakob recorded a total of two saves to keep the Royals content at one score.
 
Truett McConnell will attempt to extend their conference win record to 11 as they close out their 2026 regular season on the road against the Spartanburg Methodist College Pioneers on Saturday.