LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s soccer teams wrapped up the regular season this week with the final conference matches and two non-conference games.
Non-Conference Games
UC Santa Cruz 2, Southwestern 0
The Southwestern Pirates finished the regular season
Saturday with a match against the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, but
fell 2-0. UCSC held a 26-8 shot advantage, putting 13 shots on
target. Southwestern goalie Ryan Benner recorded 11 saves on the
day. Andres Carreno-Mendez and Christian Lopez led the Pirates with
two shots apiece, but neither could find the back of the net.
Trinity 2, UC Santa Cruz 0
The Trinity Tigers extended their winning streak to 16
games with a win over UC Santa Cruz Sunday. Victor Araujo scored
the first goal for the Tigers, and the eventual game-winner, in the
76th minute. This is his eighth goal of the season,
which ranks fourth among the SCAC. Kellen Reid marked a goal with
less than a minute left in the game off of an assist by Johnny
Lawson. The Banana Slugs were only able to get eight shots off,
three on target. Goalkeeper Matt Cardone marked three saves.
Conference Games
Texas Lutheran 1, Schreiner 0
The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs earned a win over Schreiner
Friday afternoon to clinch the fifth seed in the SCAC tournament.
The teams remained close, with TLU holding just a 13-12 shot
advantage and a 7-6 shot on goal advantage. TLU goalkeeper Jonathan
Michael made six saves to keep the Mountaineers out of the net,
marking a shutout. Schreiner keeper, Blake Lawson also made six
saves, but TLU’s Gabe Sanchez was able to score off of a
corner kick, assisted by Colin Nunley.
Trinity 4, Southwestern 0
The Trinity Tigers finished SCAC play with a perfect 14-0
record after defeating Southwestern 4-0 in the conference finale.
Simon Uribe scored the eventual game-winner in the 20th
minute, the only goal of the first half. Zac Treu, Johnny Lawson
and Tom Carwile all added goals in the second half. The Tigers held
a 30-8 shot advantage, putting 14 shots on target. Southwestern
goalkeeper Travis Carmichael marked ten saves on the day, while
Matt Cardone helped Trinity to the 11th shutout of the
season, putting up four saves.
Dallas 1, Austin College 1 (2OT)
The Dallas Crusaders and the Austin College ‘Roos
battled it out Saturday, but neither team could put in a
game-winner. The ‘Roos took an early lead as Roberto Varela
marked the first goal of the game in the 25th minute. In
the 33rd minute, however, Matthew Wise converted a
penalty kick into a score for the Crusaders to even things out.
Despite holding a 24-18 shooting advantage, AC goalkeeper Andrew
Celio marked six saves that kept UD out of the net.
Colorado College 2, Centenary 1
The Colorado College Tigers finished the regular season
with their 10th win in conference play over the
Centenary College Gents Saturday evening. Connor Rademacher marked
his first goal of the season off of an assist by Caden MacKenzie in
the 42nd minute. Stuart Beezley put in his sixth goal of
the season in the 54th minute to give the Tigers a 2-0
lead. Jeremy Klespis gave Centenary the team’s lone goal in
the 69th minute to prevent the shutout. The Tigers held
a 13-4 shot advantage over the Gents, putting seven of their shots
on target. Centenary goalkeeper Rylan Whan marked five saves on the
day, while Theo Hooker of CC put up three.