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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer continued last week and with just two regular season weekends remaining, Colorado College and Trinity have surged to the top of the table with 24 points each after securing six crucial road points last weekend by posting perfect 2-0 records.
Colorado College (10-5, 5-1) has now won four fixtures in a row and six of its last seven after defeating Austin College (3-10-1, 0-5), 1-0, on Friday night and Dallas, 2-1, on Sunday. 2019 marks the ninth-straight season Colorado College has reached 10 or more wins. Sophomore Kiran Singh and freshman Griffin Meyer led the way offensively for the Tigers each logging three points over the weekend on a goal and an assist apiece. Singh scored the lone goal in the win against the ‘Roos, assisted by Meyer, and then assisted on the opening goal in Sunday’s match against the Crusaders before Meyer scored the game-winner in the 31st minute. Sophomore Keleher Felton improved to 6-1 in goal for CC combining to make 15 saves, including 10 against Dallas, and posting one shutout.
Trinity (8-3-2, 4-1) has rattled off three-straight wins and seven of its last eight after picking up important road victories against Southwestern, 2-1, on Friday night and Texas Lutheran, 1-0, on Sunday. Freshman Jack Downes recorded the first points of his collegiate career, scoring both goals in the win over the Pirates and junior Wesley Mitchell scored his first goal of the season to make the difference against the Bulldogs on Sunday.
Texas Lutheran (10-5, 4-2) opened the weekend by defeating Schreiner (3-11-1, 1-4), 5-1, on Friday night at home. The win secured the Bulldogs’ second-straight season of 10 or more wins which is the first time the program has accomplished that feat in the SCAC era. The five goals are a season high for TLU who leads the SCAC with 36 goals on the season. Sophomore Luis Green and junior Jared Esparza each scored twice in the win.
St. Thomas (8-5, 4-1) secured its fourth-straight win last Friday, defeating Centenary (6-5, 2-3), 2-1, in the only match of the week for both teams. The Celts scored twice in the opening 30 minutes, both goals courtesy of Luis Bencomo, to seal the win. Bencomo now has three goals in his last three games with two game-winners.
Southwestern (9-4-2, 3-2-1) bounced back from its tough loss to Trinity on Friday to defeat Schreiner, 3-1, at home on Sunday. The Pirates buried all three goals in the opening 38 minutes off the feet senior Dejan Savic, sophomore Seth Holzmann and junior Garrison Van Houten. Savic’s goal was his first of the season, coming on senior day in Georgetown.
Dallas (4-7-1, 2-2-1) split SCAC contests last week at home including a 3-2 come from behind victory against Johnson & Wales on Friday night. Taking a 1-0 lead into the half, the Crusaders fell behind, 2-1, before scoring twice in the final 16 minutes of the match, culminating with the game-winner from junior Brady McNamara in the 90th minute.
Johnson & Wales (2-12-1, 1-5) snapped its eight-game skid and won its first conference game of the year last Sunday, defeating Austin College, 1-0, in overtime on the road. It was the seventh-straight one goal game for the Wildcats. Sophomore AJ Watters scored his second goal of the year in the 99th minute and Brandon Coder corralled 10 saves in a shutout effort.
The SCAC men’s soccer season continues this week, with five matches scheduled Friday and four on Sunday, highlighted by Southwestern traveling to Texas Lutheran and Trinity visiting Colorado College.
This Week's Results
| Date | Away | Home | Status | Links | ||
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| October | ||||||
| Fri. 18 |
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2 |
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1 | Final | |
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2 |
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3 | Final | ||
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1 |
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5 | Final | ||
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1 |
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0 | Final | ||
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2 |
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1 | Final | ||
| Sun. 20 |
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2 |
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1 | Final | |
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1 |
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3 | Final | ||
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1 |
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0 | Final | ||
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1 |
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0 | Final - OT | ||
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