The College of Wooster came up on the short end of a pair of neutral-site men's soccer matches during the team's season-opening weekend, as the Fighting Scots fell to Aurora University 3-2 in overtime on Friday evening and to Heidelberg College 3-1 Sunday afternoon. The games were played on the campus of Oberlin College and both opponents were coming off winning seasons.

Wooster (0-2) fell behind 2-0 versus Aurora, but clawed back to tie it with a pair of tallies during the second half. Both came courtesy of junior forward Scott Buckwald, with the first one being assisted by senior Brenton Allen. It marked the fourth and fifth goals of Buckwald's career. The Spartans converted on a header midway through the first overtime to earn the win.

Sunday's contest saw the Scots jump out on top in the 10th minute via a Karl Ruter goal. The junior handled a deep pass from senior forward Nick Waychoff and sent it into the back of the net. Heidelberg, though, would put together a three-goal flurry over a 4:14 time period late in the first, building a 3-1 cushion, and the second half was scoreless.

Wooster will aim to get in the win column this Wednesday when it hosts Marietta College (1-0) at 5 p.m.