HARDEEVILLE, S.C. — The SCAD men's soccer team delivered a strong offensive performance on Saturday night, securing a 4-2 conference victory over Florida Memorial University at the SCAD Athletics Complex on Senior Night.
RECORDS: SCAD improves to 4-9-2 overall and 4-1-2 in Sun Conference play, while the Lions move to 4-9-2 overall and 3-3-1 in SUN action.
HOW IT HAPPENED: SCAD established momentum early in the opening half, outshooting Florida Memorial 16-5 over the first 45 minutes.
Moritz Zettl broke the stalemate in the 21st minute, netting an unassisted goal to put the Bees ahead 1-0.
The Bees doubled their advantage in the 25th minute when
Mika Friz found the back of the net off assists from
Moritz Zettl and
Daire Russell. SCAD extended the lead to 3-0 in the 35th minute as
Wenzel Lindmoser struck unassisted to give the Bees a comfortable three-goal cushion entering halftime.
The Lions got on the board early in the second half with a goal in the 46th minute to pull within 3-1. However, SCAD responded in the 59th minute when
Moritz Zettl notched his second goal of the match on an unassisted finish to stretch the lead to 4-1.
Florida Memorial added a second goal in the 89th minute, but the Bees controlled the final moments to close out the victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: SCAD finished the match outshooting Florida Memorial 27-18, including a 9-7 edge in shots on goal.
Moritz Zettl paced the SCAD attack with five points on two goals and one assist while taking six shots.
Mika Friz and
Wenzel Lindmoser each added a goal, with Lindmoser taking four shots and Friz recording two.
Daire Russell tallied an assist on the defensive line.
Lejs Plicanic posted five shots, while
Marko Pranjic and
Nicolas Lozano recorded three shots each.
Moritz Prattes registered two shots, and
Tim Rothe and
Kimi Husler put one shot on target apiece.
Goalkeeper
Max Keller played all 90 minutes in goal, stopping five shots to secure the victory.
SENIOR DAY: Prior to the start of the game, the seven graduating members of the men's soccer team were recognized:
Kimi Husler,
Daire Russell,
Nils Vallotto,
Tim Rothe,
Ben Stephenson,
Carlos Sue, and
Max Keller.
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees remain at home for the last Sun Conference regular season game on October 31 at 12:00 p.m. against Southeastern University.
